TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION v. MAGNA TRANSPORTATION, INC.

No. 02-40264.

338 F.3d 394 (2003)

TEXAS A&M RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. MAGNA TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Italia Line, Third Party Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Navaho Shipping Agency, Inc., Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Fitzhugh, III (argued), Fitzhugh & Elliott, James Corbin Van Arsdale, Houston, TX, for Texas A&M Research Foundation.

Victor Raul Rodriguez (argued), Houston, TX, for Magna Transp., Inc.

William Andrew Durham (argued), Justin William Renshaw, Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney, Houston, TX, for Italia Line.

Frank E. Billings, Billings & Solomon, Houston, TX, for Navaho Shipping Agency, Inc. [Pr]

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Before SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER, District Judge.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Texas A&M Research Foundation ("TAMRF") sued defendant Magna Transportation, Inc. ("Magna"), for damages suffered from the late delivery of specialized ocean research equipment. Magna, in turn, sought indemnification from third-party defendants Italia di Navigazione, S.p.A ("Italia"), and Navaho Shipping Agency, Inc. ("Navaho"). The district court held Magna, Italia, and Navaho jointly and severally liable to TAMRF but...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases