Legal Opinion
Deepwater Exploration Co. v. Andrew Weir Insurance
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 3, 1958No. Civ. A. 7598PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff corporations, both of whose principal places of business are in Hous ton, Texas, are opposing the transfer 1 of this ease to Houston on the ground that it will be inconvenient for them to prosecute it there. Plaintiffs had originally opposed the transfer for the additional reason that they would be prejudiced by the possible application of Texas law to a Louisiana insurance contract. This objection was overcome when defendants agreed that the Louisiana statutory penalties and burden of proof would apply in the transferee court. 2
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- In the Matter of Emanuel JosephsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
- Foster-Milburn Co. v. Knight, Chief JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Shapiro v. Bonanza Hotel Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Humble Oil & Refining Company and Cargo Carriers, Inc. v. Bell Marine Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Ray B. WoodburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Costas Hadjipateras, Nicholas Hadjipateras and Dimitri Dracos v. Pacifica, S. A., and George TsakalotosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Swindell-Dressler Corporation v. Honorable Edward Dumbaule, Judge of the United States District Court, Western District of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Garner v. WolfinbargerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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