Legal Opinion
De Alvarez v. Creole Petroleum Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided December 15, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-347PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAPLETON, District Judge:
The widows of four men who died in an explosion brought these actions, individually and as the personal representatives of their husbands’ estates, against the Creole Petroleum Corporation (“Creole”) 1 and the Exxon Corporation (“Exxon”) 2 to recover damages for their husbands’ deaths. Both Creole and Exxon have moved to dismiss the complaints against them for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, or, alternatively, under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Exxon also contends that it is not a proper…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. RhoditisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Warner v. GoltraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bethilda Betty Phillips, Widow and Personal Representative of Walter Phillips, Deceased v. Amoco Trinidad Oil Company, and Santa Fe Drilling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Chirinos de Alvarez v. Creole Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Cruz v. Chesapeake Shipping Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Island Block Corp. v. WebsterSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1980
- Mrs. Leonor Maria Chirinos De Alvarez, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Telesforo Alvarez, Deceased v. Creole Petroleum Corporation. Mrs. Ana Maria Pena De Valero, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rigoberto Valero, Deceased v. Creole Petroleum Corporation. Mrs. Edita Bartola Chirinos De Marin, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Santiago Marin, Deceased v. Creole Petroleum Corporation. Mrs. Berta Rosa Avila De Fereira, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ramiro Antonio Fereira, Deceased v. Creole Petroleum Corporation. Mrs. Ana Maria Pena De Valero, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rigoberto Valero, Deceased v. Exxon Corporation. Mrs. Leonor Maria Chirinos De Alvarez, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Telesforo Alvarez, Deceased v. Exxon Corporation. Mrs. Berta Rosa Avila De Fereira, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ramiro Antonio Fereira, Deceased v. Exxon Corporation. Mrs. Edita Bartola Chirinos De Marin, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Santiago Marin, Deceased v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980