INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA v. BOARD OF COM'RS

No. 82-3390.

733 F.2d 1161 (1984)

INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA and Allstate Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF the PORT OF NEW ORLEANS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN J. BORDLEE CONTRACTORS, INC., Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. ATLANTIC MARINE TRANSPORT CORP., Defendant-Appellant, and Southern American Insurance Co., Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gelpi, Sullivan, Carroll & Laborde, Gerard T. Gelpi, Cliffe F. Laborde, Robert P. McCleskey, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Clayton G. Ramsey, Vivienne Monachino, New Orleans, La., for Atlantic Marine.

James A. Cobb, Jr., New Orleans, La., for St. Paul.

Camp, Carmouche, Palmer, Barsh & Hunter, Donald A. Hoffman, Robert I. Siegel, New Orleans, La., for Insurance Co. of North America and Allstate Ins. Co.

Burke & Mayer, Jos. P. Tynan, New Orleans, La., for Board of Com'rs of the Port of New Orleans.

Monroe & Lemann, Richmond Eustis, Nigel E. Rafferty, New Orleans, La., for Southern American Ins. Co.

J.Y. Gilmore, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Underwriters at Lloyd's.

Robert M. Contois, Jr., Robert T. Lemon, II, New Orleans, La., for American Commercial Lines, Inc.

Thomas J. Grace, New Orleans, La., for Twin City Barge Lines, Inc.

Benjamin W. Yancey, Rufus C. Harris, III, New Orleans, La., for Ina and Allstate.

Ralph E. Smith, New Orleans, La., for Van Reekum Paper.

Before POLITZ, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question of the extent of insurance protection afforded John J. Bordlee Contractors, Inc., by virtue of insurance policies on its vessel the M/V MR. PETE which was involved in a collision with the M/T PINA in the Mississippi River at New Orleans. Bordlee appeals, claiming coverage: (1) under a hull policy issued by Insurance Company of North America (INA) and Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate), (2) under a protection...

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