Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Bucyrus-Erie Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1985No. 84-152PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoser, J.
Bueyrus-Erie Company (Bucyrus) appeals from a judgment awarding $1,680,646 in compensatory damages to Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips), for breach of contract and negligence. Phillips cross-appeals arguing that the damages are inadequate. Bucy-rus sold a number of marine cranes to Phillips for use on Phillips’ oil drilling platforms in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. On February 28, 1974, Phillips was using a crane to unload supplies from a ship in choppy waters. The crane broke off at the base and fell into the sea, but was later retrieved. Phillips alleged that on this crane and…
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