Legal Opinion
Gaspard v. Offshore Crane & Equipment, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1997No. 96-30255PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Chevron appeals dismissals granted in favor of defendant Seacor Marine and third-party defendant Anglo-American Insurance. In order to resolve Chevron’s appeals, we must scrutinize the meanings of two troublesome phrases in maritime contracts. First, we hold that the inclusion of the words “loading or unloading” in the indemnification agreement between Chevron and Seacor requires Seacor to indemnify Chevron for damage caused by a platform crane that malfunctioned during unloading. Second, we conclude that the “causal operational relation” test does not…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Randall Ex Rel. Estate of Randall v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Theriot v. Bay Drilling Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Helaire v. Mobil Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- White v. Cooney Et UxSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Porphire Lanasse v. Travelers Insurance Company, the California Company, Defendant-Third Party v. Royal Insurance Company, Excess-Surplus Lines, Inc., And/or Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Raymond Gaspard v. Offshore Crane and Equipment, Inc., a Unit of Amclyde Engineered Products, Inc., Seacor Marine, Inc., Anglo-American Insurance Company, Limited, Third Party v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc., Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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