Legal Opinion
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. The Mobile Drilling Barge
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1970No. 27827PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
This suit arose out of drilling operations being conducted in the Gulf of Mexico when the Drilling Barge “MR. CHARLIE”, owned and operated by Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company (ODECO), submerged and came in contact with a Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (TRANSCO) 20-inch gas pipe line buried in Block 106 in the Eugene Island Area of the Gulf. TRANSCO brought this suit for injury to its pipe line against the barge “MR. CHARLIE” in rem. ODECO filed claim to it and impleaded Signal Oil and Gas Company (SIGNAL), the lease operator for whom ODECO had been…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc. v. Delta Marine Drilling Company, Delta Marine Drilling Company v. Tri-State Oil Tool Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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- Hudson Waterways Corp. v. Coastal Marine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1977
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