Legal Opinion
Texaco Export, Inc. v. Overseas Tankship Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 28, 1979No. 72 Civ. 463 (ELP)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PALMIERI, District Judge.
On February 12, 1971, the tanker Wafra left Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, bound for Capetown, South Africa, with a cargo of 472,513 barrels of crude oil. On February 28, the ship was stranded on a reef off the South African coást, and on March 12, South African authorities towed her away and sank her. The vessel and her entire cargo were lost.
After the plaintiffs sued in 1972 to recover damages for the loss of the cargo, a partial settlement was reached and an interlocutory judgment was entered on consent in November, 1975. Under the terms of the judgment, Getty…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corp. v. . S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial Do Rio De JaneiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Sun Oil Co. v. Dalzell Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- American Renaissance Lines, Inc. v. Saxis Steamship Co., and Multifacs International Traders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Santiago v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Cutting, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Marine Transport Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- American Dredging Co. v. Plaza Petroleum Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- Texaco Export Inc. v. Getty Tankers LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Marine Transport Inc., Farrell Lines, Inc. Virginia International Terminals, Inc., Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Farrell Lines, Inc. Virginia International Terminals, Inc. Marine Transport Inc., Caterpillar Overseas, S.A. v. Farrell Lines, Inc., Marine Transport Inc., and Virginia International Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990