Legal Opinion
Occidental of Umm Al Qaywayn, Inc. v. Cities Service Oil Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 8, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-1192, 75-0033 and 74-868PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Chief Judge:
Plaintiff seeks to recover crude oil seized on board three tankers. The oil was extracted from the seabed of the Arabian Gulf at a point located nine miles off the coast of the Island of Abu Musa.
These consolidated cases represent only a small portion of the pending litigation arising out of the same set of facts. As of May 9, 1975, there were approximately 58 separate actions: 23 in the Western District of Louisiana, 12 in the Eastern District of Louisiana, 3 in the Eastern District of Texas, 2 in the Virgin Islands, 17 in the Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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