Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Co. v. M/T Gilda
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1986No. 84-3890PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
We review a judgment against the ship, the carrier, and the carrier’s insurance company for failure of the carrier to deliver 12,068 barrels of crude oil to the owner of the cargo. We reverse the judgment in rem against the M/T GILDA for lack of jurisdiction over the vessel. In all other respects, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Holborn Oil Trading, Ltd. purchased a quantity of GSM crude oil in August 1979.1 Holborn chartered the French tanker M/T GILDA to ship the oil. The GILDA is owned and operated by the defendant Total Compagnie Francaise de Navigation…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. First National Bank of CircleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Nichimen Company, Inc. v. M. v. Farland, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Vigra, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees v. Seaboard Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Colgate Palmolive Co. v. S/S Dart CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Peter Pannell, Libelant-Appellee v. United States Lines CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re Robert L. Helms Construction And Development Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Pillsbury Co. v. Midland Enterprises, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
- C. Itoh & Co. (America), Inc. v. M/V Hans LeonhardtDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
- United States v. Ocean Bulk Ships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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