Legal Opinion
Pure Oil Co. v. Geotechnical Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 5, 1951No. 1442PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
An explosion aboard the M. V. Leo Huff destroyed the vessel and killed three persons on board. The cause of the explosion and the responsibility therefor are sought to be established by this litigation.
The Leo Huff, a former United States Navy Mine Sweeper of wooden construction, 'had been converted by her owner, the libelant Pure Oil Company, into a shooting vessel to be used in geophysical work in the Gulf of Mexico by the respondent, Geotechnical Corporation of Delaware, pursuant to a contract entered into between the parties. Under the contract the Pure Oil Company…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Asprodites v. Standard Fruit & Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Continental Ins. v. Harrison CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
3Cited by5 opinions
- Norma C. Guillot, Bobbie Lynn Guillot and Norman Andras v. Cenac Towing Company, Inc., as Owner of the Barge Murray MacCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Geotechnical Corp. Of Delaware v. Pure Oil CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Geotechnical Corp. Of Delaware v. Pure Oil Co. Pizzo v. Geotechnical Corp. Of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Elijah J. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- In re EdwardsDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1957