Legal Opinion
Kirkaldy v. Alamo Chemical Transportation Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 23, 1970No. Civ. A. 68-C-138, 69-C-181PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEALS, District Judge.
These cases are presently before the court upon (1) the motions of Coppus Engineering Corporation, a defendant in C.A. 69-C-181 and a third-party defendant in C.A. 68-C-138, to dismiss it from these proceedings because no admiralty cause of action is stated against it and (2) the motion of plaintiff in C.A. 69-C-181 to consolidate the two actions.
The cases represent a series of consolidated actions brought by reason of the explosion of a barge, the “Sun Chem 100,” in the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas on or about October 4, 1968. The explosion resulted…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Pan-Alaska Fisheries, Inc. v. Marine Construction & Design Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- JIG the Third Corp. v. Puritan Marine Insurance Underwriters Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
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