Legal Opinion
Pure Oil Company v. Geotechnical Corp. of Delaware
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 24, 1955No. Civ. A. 4510PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, District Judge.
In the present litigation, the complainant, with its protection and indemnity underwriter intervening, seeks to recover payments made, as maintenance under the general maritime law, to members of the crew of its vessel, the Leo Huff. The seamen in question were injured in an explosion on the Leo Huff caused by the judicially declared negligence of the defendant. Geotechnical Corp. of Delaware v. Pure Oil Co., 5 Cir., 196 F.2d 199. The claim here is based on a provision of the contract for geophysical work in the Gulf of Mexico between Pure Oil and Geotech, in which…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- United States v. Standard Oil Co. Of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Stephen J. Kozan v. Dr. Glenn E. ComstockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Bush v. City of LaurelMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- Frommeyer v. L. & R. Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Andrew C. Gooden, Jr. v. Sinclair Refining Company v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Richardson v. St. Charles-St. John the Baptist Bridge & Ferry AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1968
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