BAYOU STATE SEC. SERVICES v. DRAVO UTILITY, ETC.

No. 81-3042.

674 F.2d 325 (1982)

BAYOU STATE SECURITY SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DRAVO UTILITY CONSTRUCTORS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Derenbecker, Metairie, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Bruce A. North, New Orleans, La., for Dravo.

Joan Elaine Chauvin, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., I. Avrum Fingeret, U. S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D. C., for U. S. Dept. of Energy.

Before WISDOM, SAM D. JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

On January 18, 1979 the United States Department of Energy awarded a cost-reimbursement contract to Dravo Utility Constructors, Inc. (DUCI), under which DUCI was to provide the Department of Energy with assistance in operating and maintaining certain Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sites. One of the responsibilities specifically assumed by DUCI was the protection of each government facility. While it is undisputed that DUCI could have...

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