Parfait v. Jahncke Service, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1973-08-31

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THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge: In this multiparty admiralty case we must determine whether the district court properly awarded a shipowner indemnity under the Ryan doctrine for amounts it paid in settlement of a claim against it and whether the district court correctly interpreted two insurance policies. On October 1, 1967, Wilson Parfait, an employee of Yo-Ro Diesel Service, Inc., was injured while…

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