Legal Opinion
MILCHEM, INCORPORATED v. MA Smith Well Service, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 11, 1972No. Civ. A. 70-2219PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
The issue presented by this suit grows out of the total destruction of a degasser and a hoist during a misguided attempt to make the degasser secure prior to the onslaught of Hurricane Camille. I found that this loss was due to the negligence of defendant M. A. Smith Well Service, Inc. The hoist was owned by Milchem, Inc., the plaintiff in this action. The degasser in question was the property of Southern Fleet Leasing Corp., and at the time of the incident M. A. Smith was operating the equipment as a sub-lessee. This property was insured against “all risks” by one of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Lanasse v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Builders & Mfrs. Mut. Casualty Co. v. Preferred Automobile Ins.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Louisiana Fire Ins. Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Grapico Bottling Works v. Liquid Carbonic Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
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- Charlebois v. Wainwright, Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Union County1976
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