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DESPAUX v. CALIFORNIA COMPANY

No. 6451.

286 F.Supp. 558 (1968)

August E. DESPAUX, as personal representative of Vivian Despaux Muscarello, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The CALIFORNIA COMPANY and Noble Drilling Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

July 15, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland J. Sternfels, John A. Slavich, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Lloyd C. Melancon, New Orleans, La., for Chevron Oil Co. (The California Co.).

George V. Baus, New Orleans, La., for Noble Drilling Corp.

Donald L. King, New Orleans, La., for Louisiana Casing Crews, Inc. and The Travelers Ins. Co.

RUBIN, District Judge:

This case presents again "the simple and oft-recurring problem: does the indemnity agreement involved require the Indemnitor to save harmless the Indemnitee against the consequences of the Indemnitee's negligence?" Batson-Cook Company v. Industrial Steel Erectors, 5 Cir., 1958, 257 F.2d 410. The answer to the question thus put in Batson-Cook is equally applicable in this case, except that here the picture...

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