Legal Opinion

Martin v. International Marine Development Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 29, 1972No. 71-2704PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

The wake left by Hurricane Camille which devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1969 has not yet fully subsided. This cases involves three consolidated actions for property damage against three vessels which arose as a result of *239the hurricane. We affirm the judgment of the district court denying the claims of appellants.1

Three ocean going vessels were driven from their moorings by the force of the storm. The ship owners filed separate and independent actions for exoneration from or limitation of liability contending that their ships came adrift solely by an act of God and not as a result of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

In The Matter Of: The Complaint And Petition Of International Marine Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
In re the Complaint & Petition of International Marine Development Corp.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1971

3Cited by1 opinion

Complaint and Petition of International Marine Development Corp., a Liberian Corp., as Owners of the Ss Hulda, in a Cause of Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Civil and Maritime. James P. Martin and James B. Martin, D/B/A Port Marine Supply v. International Marine Development Corp., Complaint and Petition of Oneida Steamship Company, Inc., a New York Corp., as Owners of the Ss Silver Hawk, in a Cause of Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, Civil and Maritime. James P. Martin and James B. Martin, D/B/A Port Marine Supply v. Oneida Steamship Company, Inc., Complaint and Petition of the United States of America, as Owner of the Ss Alamo Victory, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. James P. Martin and James B. Martin, D/B/A Port Marine Supply v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972