Ponder v. Morrison-Knudsen Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

I

Defendant, Morrison-Knudsen Company (Morrison) contracted with Carbocol to construct a coal mining facility in Columbia, South America. To prepare its construction supplies for shipment by sea from the United States to South America, Morrison subcontracted with International Export Packing Company (Interpack). Interpack agreed to pack and preserve in the Port of Beaumont the materials and supplies which Morrison needed to construct the coal mine in Columbia, South America. Interpack leased from the Port of Beaumont a warehouse at which Interpack was to…