ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. v. VEST TRANSP.

No. 80-3989.

666 F.2d 932 (1982)

ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VEST TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC., and Victory Towing Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellants, v. SWITZERLAND GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION of NEW YORK, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Murray Akers, Greenville, Miss., for defendants-appellants.

John K. Meyer, Houston, Tex., for St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

Joaquin Campoy, Randall L. Kleinman, New Orleans, La., for Switzerland Gen. Ins. Corp.

Before BROWN, COLEMAN and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The facts in this admiralty case are adequately set forth in the District Court's memorandum opinion, set forth below as an appendix. We fully agree with the decision and rationale of the District Court, except for that portion (Section III below) in which the doctrine of estoppel is held unavailable to create coverage that is excluded by the terms of an insurance policy. Although we express no opinion as to the availability of estoppel in the peculiar...

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