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HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS v. AMERICAN INTERN. TOOL

No. 86-4360.

827 F.2d 1049 (1987)

HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP., Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOOL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee Third Party Plaintiff Cross-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, GIBRALTER INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, v. AMF TUBOSCOPE, INC., Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee, PINE TOP INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, v. ARMCO, INC., Defendant, Marine Drilling Company, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Jeansonne, Lafayette, La., for AMF.

John Nickerson Chappuis, Lafayette, La., for American Intern. Tool, et al.

Susan Severance, Nicholas J. Gachassin, Jr., Lafayette, La., for Houston Oil & Marine Drilling.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

American International Tool Company (AITCO), the owner-lessor of a "mud saver sub," a solid steel pipe-like device used in oil well drilling operations, and AMF Tuboscope, Inc., a codefendant who inspected the sub prior to its use, appeal a judgment after a bench trial awarding damages to Houston Oil & Minerals Corporation, owner of a mineral lease. We modify the judgment and, as modified, affirm.

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