Legal Opinion
National Marine Service, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 27, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-1309PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
National Marine Service, Inc. (National) seeks indemnity or contribution from Gulf Oil Company (Gulf) and Hess Pipeline Company (Hess) for $70,000 paid to Jack Allen Cross (Cross), a Jones Act employee of National Marine, in settlement of Cross’ claim for personal injuries. National’s claim against Gulf is predicated on a contract between them; paragraph 14 of their agreement states that Gulf will provide “free and safe wharfage and cargoes shall be loaded and discharged by day and by night in any dock or place shipper may direct within the limits of this…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Anthony J. Melerine, Jr., Continental Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Michael Pratico v. Portland Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Hebel v. Conrail, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1985
- Orduna S.A. v. Zen-Noh Grain Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Realco Services, Inc. v. HoltDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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