Legal Opinion
United States v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 23, 1970No. Nos. 7526, 7734PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
The pleadings in these two consolidated cases, in all material respects, are identical. For the purpose of obtaining jurisdiction over the defendants, plaintiff commenced two separate but similar actions, one in this court and one in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. In both suits, the United States seeks to recover from Central Gulf Steamship Corporation and Robert H. Wall, Inc., for damages it suffered due to insect infestation of two quantities of bagged wheat flour which the defendants had contracted to transport to a foreign port.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- L. C. Haynes v. Rederi A/s AladdinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Felix Canova v. The Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- National Marine Service, Inc. v. H. S. TalleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Gillespie & Co. of New York, Inc. v. Continental InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1958
- M. S. Cowen Co. v. American President Lines, Ltd.District Court, N.D. California · 1958
3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. Central Gulf Steamship CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- T. J. Stevenson & Co. v. 81,193 Bags of FlourDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1976
- United States v. Central Gulf Steamship Corporation, a Corp., and Robert H. Wall, Inc., a Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- C. Itoh & Co. (America), Inc. v. M/V Hans LeonhardtDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
- United States v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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