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Board of Commissioners v. Gypsum Transportation, Ltd.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 6, 1972No. 4506Published

1Opinion of the Court

LEMMON, Judge.

This is an admiralty case brought in State Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1333, the Savings to Suitors Clause.

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Dock Board) owned, operated and maintained the Gentilly (L & N Railroad Crossing) Bridge across the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal), which waterway was also owned, operated and ' maintained by the Board. On December 20, 1965, the M/V Gypsum Queen, owned by Gypsum Trans*387portation Ltd., collided with the bridge and damaged the structure. The Dock Board filed suit to recover the cost of the dam-ges…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. BOARD OF COM'RS OF PORT OF NEW ORLEANS v. Splendour Shipping & Ent. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
  3. Pacific Spruce Corp. v. City & County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
  4. BOARD OF COM'RS v. Gypsum Transportation, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
  5. Board of Commissioners v. Gypsum Transportation, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1968

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