Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Co. v. S.S. Orient Coral
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 21, 1982No. Civ. A. 80-3971, 81-3727PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MENTZ, District Judge.
On or about September 13, 1980, the vessel S.S. ORIENT CORAL allegedly collided with a Shell Oil Company (“Shell”) platform in the Gulf of Mexico, outside the territorial waters of Louisiana. Shortly thereafter, Shell filed suit and seized the vessel. To secure the vessel’s release, Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda), Ltd. (“Steamship Mutual”), the vessel’s underwriter, issued a letter of undertaking to Shell. Shell now contends, in its Supplemental and Amending Complaint, that this letter is a suretyship agreement and that Shell is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. Charles Ferran & Company, Inc., Charles Ferran & Company, Inc. v. Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Webb v. Zurich Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Ball Marketing Enterprise v. Rainbow Tomato Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Continental Oil Company, Appellants-Appellees v. The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association, Ltd., Appellee-Appellant. The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association, Ltd., Appellee-Appellant v. Continental Oil Company, Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Parish of East Baton Rouge v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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