1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 692 F.2d
  5. 692 F.2d 18 (1982)
 

STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. LOUISIANA TOWING

No. 82-3047. Summary Calendar.

692 F.2d 18 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Plaintiff, v. LOUISIANA TOWING CO., et al., Defendants. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, Defendant Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UTAH HOME FIRE INSURANCE CO., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hammett, Leake & Hammett, Eldon T. Harvey, III, J. Gregg Collins, New Orleans, La., for defendant third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Michael L. McAlpine, John F. Colowich, New Orleans, La., for third-party defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

I. The Facts

On December 19, 1977, the double-boomed derrick barge, the D/B Avon Sr., struck the Waggoner Bridge which crosses over the intracoastal waterway. At the time of the allision, the D/B Avon Sr. had been dispatched by its owner, appellant Avondale Shipyards, to perform a heavy lift at Houma, Louisiana. The two boats transporting the D/B Avon Sr. were the lead vessel, M/V Mr. Eddie, and the tail boat, the M/V Badger...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases