B & G CRANE SERVICE, INC. v. DOLPHIN TITAN INTERN., INC.

No. 84-3552.

762 F.2d 1292 (1985)

B & G CRANE SERVICE, INC., plaintiff-appellee, v. DOLPHIN TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC., defendant-appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burke & Mayer, James G. Burke, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Melvin Ripp, Jr., Gretna, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Dolphin Titan International, Inc., owner of two jack-up drilling rigs, appeals a judgment enforcing its alleged oral promise to guarantee the debt of the rigs' contractor. Persuaded that the district court misapplied the Mississippi statute of frauds to the facts it found, we reverse.

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Dolphin contracted with Gonzales Marine Enterprises, Inc. for the construction of two offshore jack-up drilling rigs at a contract price of $12.3 million...

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