Legal Opinion
La Lande v. Gulf Oil Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided September 25, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 14034PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
This suit is an action by Louis LaLande for damages brought against Gulf Oil Corporation (hereafter Gulf), Reading and Bates Offshore Drilling Company (hereafter Reading and Bates), and The Travelers Insurance Company (hereafter Travelers) for negligence and unseaworthiness. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment and/or dismissal on the grounds that the claim was barred by prescription, and alternatively by laches, which motion was set for argument on a regular motion day of the court, and thereafter referred to trial on the issues raised by the motion,…
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- Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- T. Smith & Son, Inc. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- The Admiral PeoplesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Demetrios Larios v. Victory Carriers, Inc., and Alexander S. Onassis Corp., and Boyd, Weir & Sewell, Inc., and Cia, Salaminia De Naviera S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Muller v. LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- James H. Bible v. Chevron Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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