Legal Opinion
Pure Oil Company v. Tracy L. Snipes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1961No. 18718_1PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
At the heart of this appeal 1 is the question whether under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C.A. §§ 1331-1343, the applicable substantive law for an injury received in connection with a fixed off-shore platform is that of Louisiana, the adjacent state, or the general maritime law. What makes an answer decisive is the problem of timeliness of the suit. For if the occurrence is governed by Louisiana law, it is conceded that a suit filed 22 months after the injury of November 6, 1956, is prescribed by the Louisiana one-year statute. LSA-C.C. Art. 3536.…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Atlantis Development Corporation, Ltd. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- De Bardeleben Marine Corp., as Successor in Interest to Blue Stack Towing Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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