Legal Opinion
Parfait v. Jahncke Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1973No. 72-3316PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
In this multiparty admiralty case we must determine whether the district court properly awarded a shipowner indemnity under the Ryan doctrine for amounts it paid in settlement of a claim against it and whether the district court correctly interpreted two insurance policies.
On October 1, 1967, Wilson Parfait, an employee of Yo-Ro Diesel Service, Inc., was injured while he was aboard a diesel dredge owned and operated by Jahneke Service, Inc. to repair a broken cylinder block of one of the vessel’s engines. Parfait sued Jahneke to recover for his injuries, alleging…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by102 opinions
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