Legal Opinion
Coffman v. Hawkins & Hawkins Drilling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1979No. 77-1637PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
American Casing Crews, Inc. (American) appeals from the district court judgment granting Hawkins & Hawkins Drilling Company, Inc. (Hawkins) indemnity from American in the amount of $61,500, plus costs and attorney’s fees paid by Hawkins in its settlement of the claim of an injured worker. Our review of the record convinces us that the district court erred in finding that American breached its warranty of workmanlike performance and we therefore reverse.
I. The Facts
This action stems from an accident aboard a submersible oil drilling barge situated on Lake Borgne,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Waterman Steamship Corporation v. Francis DavidCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- T. Smith & Son, Inc. v. Skibs A/s HasselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Brock v. Coral Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hardy v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Ronnie Gene Bass v. Phoenix Seadrill/78, Ltd., Third-Party v. Crown Rig Building Services, Inc., and Branham Industries, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- La Esperanza De P.R., Inc. v. Perez Y Cia. De Puerto Rico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Alfred L. Hardy v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Zaire Gulf Oil Company, Gulf Oil Exploration and Production Company and Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, Defendants-Third Party v. Bouygues Offshore U.S.A., Inc. And Bouygues Offshore S.A., Defendants-Third Party on and Offshore Quality Control Specialists, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Donald Len Coffman v. Hawkins & Hawkins Drilling Co., Inc., American Casing Crew, Inc., Third-Party v. State Auto & Casualty Underwriters and N. E. England & Associates, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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