Legal Opinion
Corrosion Rectifying Co. v. Freeport Sulphur Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 31, 1961No. Civ. A. 13313PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
This controversy concerns repairs by plaintiff Corrosion Rectifying Company on the Grand Island Mine artificial islands of defendant Freeport Sulphur Company, located some seven miles off the Louisiana coast. Negotiations for repairs and performance thereof occurred on these islands. A jury verdict awards plaintiff $13,579.37 for repairs. Two issues remain: (1) plaintiff’s request for allowance of its attorney’s fee; and (2) amount of interest and time of its commencement. I find that a reasonable attorney’s fee for plaintiff would be $2,500. Claiming Texas law…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Meaders v. BiskampTexas Supreme Court · 1958
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- Billie Charline Guess, Wife of and Administratrix of the Estate of Benjamin Franklin Wiley, Jr. v. Geoffrey Stewart ReadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Boyd Rosene and Associates, Inc. v. Kansas Municipal Gas Agency, an Interlocal Municipal Agency City of Winfield, Kansas, a MunicipalityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- G. R. Bott v. American Hydrocarbon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Nishika Ltd., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1994
- Taylor v. Fishing Tools, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Chavarria v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
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