Legal Opinion
Southern Natural Gas Company v. Pontchartrain Materials, Inc., United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1983No. 82-3155PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY,
Circuit Judge:
1. Introduction:
The United States and the Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) 1 appeal the judgment of the district court holding them liable for 40% of the damages incurred as a result of a dredge hitting a submarine gas pipeline. 2 Finding no error below, we affirm.
II. Facts and Disposition Below:
The events leading up to the accident are set out at length in the district court’s opinion. See Southern Natural Gas Co. v. Pontchartrain Materials, Inc. (E.D.La.1981). We therefore need only set out a brief summary of these events here. 3
Pursuant to its authority to…
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