Legal Opinion
Seal Offshore, Inc. v. American Standard, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1985No. 85-2178PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
I. FACTS
Seal Offshore, Inc., and SealCraft Operators, Inc. (“Seal”) instituted this action against American Standard, Inc. (“American”), Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (“Westinghouse”), and Wabco, Inc., after Seal’s vessel ran into a dock in Galveston, Texas. Seal alleged that the vessel’s throttle system, manufactured by Wabco, proximately caused the allision. Following a non-jury trial, the district court found that a defective inlet valve manufactured by E.F. Houghton (“Houghton”) and incorporated into Wabco’s throttle control caused the control to fail.
The district…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Watz v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Seal Offshore, Inc. v. American Standard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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- SCAC Transport (USA) Inc. v. S.S. DanaosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Jules Simeon, Sr., and Ida Mae Griffin Simeon, Wife of Jules Simeon, Sr., Cross-Appellants, Cross-Appellees v. T. Smith & Son, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Lumar Marine, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Aztar Indiana Gaming v. Kern, Matthew B.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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