Legal Opinion
Employers Insurance v. Suwannee River Spa Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1989No. Nos. 86-3218, 86-3473 and 87-3549PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
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This lawsuit arises from the ill-fated voyage of the Oxy Producer, a catamaran inte*755grated tug barge. While en route to the Soviet Union with a cargo of chemicals, the linkage system that held the tug and barge together as a single unit failed. Efforts to repair the vessel while at sea proved fruitless and the tug sank in heavy weather off the Azores. This lawsuit ensued, replete with claims and cross-claims against and between the owner and insurers of the vessel and various parties who played a role in its construction.
On appeal, we affirm the district court’s holding…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Employers Insurance of Wausau as Representative of Those Certain Underwriters Subscribing to Certificate No. 14880 and Certificate No. 14482, Plaintiff v. Suwannee River Spa Lines, Inc., Suwannee River Chartering, Inc., Permian Trading Corporation, Occidental Export, Inc., Occidental Chemical Agricultural Products, Inc., and Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., J.J. Henry Co., Inc., and Victoria MacHine Works, Inc., Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Victoria MacHine Works, Inc., Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Victoria MacHine Works, Inc., Employers Insurance of Wausau as Representative of Those Certain Underwriters Subscribing to Certificate No. 14880 and Certificate No. 14482, Plaintiff- Suwanne River Spa Lines, Inc. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Employers Insurance of Wausau as Representative of Those Certain Underwriters Subscribing to Certificate No. 14880 and Certificate No. 14482 v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc. And Ogden CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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- Buras v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Fridley v. HorrigsDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2000