Legal Opinion
Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance v. City of Claxton, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 5, 1983No. 82-8755PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, plaintiffs-appellants Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Maryland Casualty Company, and New Hampshire Insurance Co., as subrogees and assignees of Claxton Poultry Company, Inc. (“Claxton Poultry”), seek to recover property damages from defendant-appellee City of Claxton, Georgia. Plaintiffs allege that defendant negligently overpressurized natural gas lines leading into the Claxton Poultry plant causing a massive explosion on November 23, 1972. The United States District Court for the Southern District…
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