Legal Opinion
Complaint of Twenty Grand Offshore, Inc., Etc. Twenty Grand Offshore, Inc. v. West India Carriers, Inc., Claimant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1974No. 72-3314PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
The question posed by this appeal is whether the provisions of a towage contract, requiring the owners of a tug and tow to fully insure their respective vessels and to obtain in each of the policies a waiver of subrogation and a designation of the other party as an additional insured, are invalid and unenforceable as exculpatory clauses contrary to public policy. The district court found the towage contract invalid and entered judgment for the tow. We disagree and reverse.
On the evening of October 30, 1969, the tug EL MULO GRANDE, owned by Twenty Grand Offshore, Inc., had…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Dixilyn Drilling Corp. v. Crescent Towing & Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Boston Metals Co. v. the Winding GulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Crescent Towing & Salvage Company v. Dixilyn Drilling CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Hudson Waterways Corp. v. Coastal Marine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1977
- Hercules, Inc. v. Stevens Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Andrew Voisin v. O.D.E.C.O. Drilling Co., Third-Party v. Rig Hammers, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Dillingham Tug & Barge Corp. v. Collier Carbon & Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- The Dow Chemical Company v. Ashland Oil, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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