Legal Opinion
Robert R. Buntin, Claude Overton, C. P. Long, Jr., and R. W. Thompson, Jr. v. Mike Fletchas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1958No. 17015_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Libellants, the appellants here, sued the respondent, Mike Fletchas, for damages in the amount of $1,600 caused by the destruction of their small houseboat during Hurricane Flossy in 1956. They brought the proceeding in admiralty in the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, and appealed from an adverse judgment.
Mike Fletchas, the appellee, operated a small ship repair yard near Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Kreb’s Lake, which runs into the Gulf of Mexico. Because of its location, the yard was generally con sidered safe from storms and wind coming from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Alpine Forwarding Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- International Mercantile Marine S. S. Co. v. W. & A. Fletcher Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- The Joseph J. HockCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Inland Power & Light Co. v. GriegerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Falls Church Airpark Co., Inc. v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Knowles v. Gilchrist Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Goudy & Stevens, Inc. v. Cable Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- National Liability & Fire Insurance v. R & R Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- In Re WechslerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2000
- Compania De Navigacion Porto Ronco, S. A. v. S/S American OrioleDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1976
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