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MOLETT v. PENROD DRILLING CO.

No. 86-4665.

826 F.2d 1419 (1987)

Bess Caroline MOLETT, Individually and on behalf of her son, John Dreisch, Plaintiffs, v. PENROD DRILLING CO., Defendant-Appellee. GEARENCH, INC., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant, v. COLUMBUS-McKINNON, INC., Third Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Frohn, Camp, Carmouche, Barsh, Gray, Hoffman & Gill, Lake Charles, La., for Columbus-McKinnon, Inc.

Jeffrey A. Rhoades, Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, V. Farley Sonnier, Lafayette, La., for Gearench, Inc.

Daniel Meeks, Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks, Michael J. Kincade, New Orleans, La., for Penrod Drilling.

Before RUBIN, GARZA, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The seller of a chain compromised a liability suit against it and seeks indemnity from the manufacturer of the chain pursuant to its third party demand in that suit. The district court held that the chain was defective, and the seller who marketed the chain under its own name was entitled to indemnification from the manufacturer of the chain but not to contribution from the owner of the barge on which the accident occurred. Both the...

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