Legal Opinion
Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Delta Steamship Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 15, 1974No. Civ. A. 72-H-834PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SEALS, District Judge.
This suit in admiralty, 28 U.S.C. § 1333, concerns the unexplained disappearance of four boxes of oil field equipment from City Dock 19 in the Port of Houston. The equipment was on the dock awaiting transport from Houston to Port Gentil, Gabon, aboard the S.S. DEL RIO, a vessel owned and operated by Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., (Delta). The claims and parties are as follows. The shipper and owner of this cargo, Baker Oil Tools, Inc., (Baker), filed suit against Delta for $21,916.00 — the oil field equipment’s estimated full market value. Delta…
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3Cited by5 opinions
- La Salle MacHine Tool, Inc. v. Maher Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Delta Steamship Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Martin v. WyrickDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1976
- Scott & Williams, Inc. v. Pittston Stevedoring Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Baker Oil Tools, Inc. v. Delta Steamship Lines, Inc., Third Party v. Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas, Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977