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ODECO, INC. v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 80-3534.

663 F.2d 650 (1981)

ODECO, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Robert B. Acomb, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Avondale Shipyards, Inc.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Frances Emmett, J. Frederick Kessenich, New Orleans, La., for Northbrook Ins. Co.

George A. Frilot, III, New Orleans, La., for ODECO, Inc.

Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and GEE and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 8, 1982.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

The D/B MARGARET, a submersible drilling barge owned by ODECO, Inc., was one of the victims of Hurricane Eloise which ravaged the Gulf of Mexico in September of 1975. After temporary corrective measures were performed at sea, the MARGARET was towed up the Mississippi River to Avondale Shipyards for permanent repairs. Shortly after arriving at the Avondale dock, the MARGARET sank...

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