Legal Opinion
Gulf Oil Trading Co. v. M/V Caribe Mar
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1985No. 84-4163PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Gulf Oil Trading Company (Gulf) supplied fuel oil to ships owned or chartered by Uiterwyk Corporation (Uiterwyk), a shipping corporation, from 1964 until at least January 11, 1982. This litigation stems from Uiterwyk’s insolvency and resulting failure to pay for two deliveries of fuel made toward the end of that commercial relationship. A summary of the facts surrounding these deliveries follows.
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In December 1982, Gulf and Uiterwyk made an agreement for the delivery of 380 metric tons of fuel oil (known as “bunkers”) to the M/V CARIBE MAR at the port of Houston,…
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