Legal Opinion
Geotechnical Corp. Of Delaware v. Pure Oil Co
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1954No. 14964PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, District Judge.
The Pure Oil Company (libelant) owned the Leo Huff which was formerly a U. S. Navy mine sweeper (type AMC) purchased as surplus property by libelant and converted to a vessel suitable for offshore, underwater geophysical exploration. On December 5, 1947, while being so used by Geotechnical Corporation of Delaware (called Geotech), respondent, she was completely destroyed as the result of an explosion. In prior proceedings, respondent was found liable for her loss (D.C., 94 F.Supp. 866, as affirmed 5 Cir., 196 F.2d 199, certiorari denied 344 U.S. 874, 73 S.Ct. 165, 97…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Geotechnical Corp. Of Delaware v. Pure Oil Co. Pizzo v. Geotechnical Corp. Of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Pioneer Import Corporation v. the LafcomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- The El MonteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
- Galveston Towing Co. v. Cuban S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1912
- Todd Erie Basin Dry Docks, Inc. v. The PenelopiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- National Airlines, Inc. v. Beryl Whiteman Stiles, Beryl Whiteman Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Vulcan v. Zapata Ugland Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Petition of the City of New York, as Owner of the Ferryboat Tompkinsville for a Limitation of or Exoneration From Liability, Rose Bernstein, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Platoro Limited, Inc. v. The Unidentified Remains Of A VesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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