Legal Opinion
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Gulf Weighing Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 7, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-2275, 71-1804, 72-487 and 72-488PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. BLAKE WEST, District Judge.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
Before the Court are four consolidated cases, all emanating from the sudden and unexplained sinking of the 36-foot yacht JWM II while on an ill-fated fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico on July 5, 1970. The cases were tried before the Court without a jury.
Those on board were the organizer of the excursion, plaintiff Donald R. Johnson; plaintiff William H. Schofield, the president of the company by which Johnson was employed; Mr. Schofield’s wife and daughter, also plaintiffs; Mr. Johnson’s fiancee, Miss Elaine Harelson; the captain of the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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- McDaniels v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Riggs v. Aetna InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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