ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF R. CO. v. PARGAS, INC.

No. 83-3653. Summary Calendar.

722 F.2d 253 (1984)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. PARGAS, INC., Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION TANK CAR CO., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. O'Brien, III, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant-third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen K. Conroy, Metairie, La., for third-party defendant-appellee.

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, La., for other interested parties.

Before GEE, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This case arises out of the leakage of liquified petroleum gas onto the tracks of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad from a tank car owned by the plaintiff, Pargas, Inc., and partially built by the defendant, Union Tank Car Company. The railroad has already settled its claim for some $40,000 in damages with Pargas. The only question before us today is whether Pargas may recover that money in a third-party suit against Union Tank. The district court answered...

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