Legal Opinion
Ray D. Brown and Nancy Jane Brown v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company v. Union Camp Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1977No. 75-3884PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTLE, District Judge:
In this diversity action, Union Camp Corporation (Union Camp) appeals the decision of the district court that Union Camp is liable under an indemnity agreement it entered into with Seaboard Railroad Company (Seaboard). The district court held that Seaboard was indemnified against its own negligence. We affirm.
I
The indemnity provisions in question are part of a railroad switching agreement which fixed the rights and liabilities of Union Camp and several railroads in connection with railroad operations at a Union Camp plant near Savannah, Georgia. The controversy…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Travelers Insurance Company v. Busy Electric Company, Z. Kermit Remy and Raymond VoelkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Gibbs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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