Legal Opinion
Shipco 2295, Inc. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1987No. 86-3305PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants challenge the district court’s dismissal of their action against Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (Avondale) and Allgemeine Elektricitats Gasellschaft Telefunken (AEG) for damage to appellants’ vessels resulting from construction defects. 631 F.Supp. 1123. We affirm.
I
Standard Oil Company of Ohio (SOHIO) entered into six separate but identical contracts with Avondale for the construction of six tankers bearing Avondale Hull Nos. 2295-2300. Defects in four of those tankers bearing Hull Nos. 2295-2298 are at issue in this litigation.
In 1977, SOHIO assigned its…
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