Legal Opinion
Deutsche Shell Tanker-Gesellschaft mbH v. Placid Refining Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 8, 1991No. Civ. A. 86-5683PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PATRICK E. CARR, District Judge.
This matter came before the Court for trial without a jury on the issue of liability only. The Court now rules as follows. To the extent the following findings of fact constitute conclusions of law, the Court adopts them as such; to the extent the following conclusions of law constitute findings as fact, the Court adopts them as such.
This is a general average case under maritime law. Shell seeks a general average contribution from Placid for expenses in degrounding Shell’s tanker DIALA during a voyage in June 1983 when the DIA-LA grounded while carrying…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Deutsche Shell Tanker Gesellschaft Mbh, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Placid Refining Company, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Thompson v. Department of Inland Fisheries & WildlifeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
- Settoon Marine, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Ryan-Walsh, Inc. v. M/V OCEAN TRADERDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1996
- Deutsche Shell Tanker Gesellschaft mbH v. Placid Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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