Ashley River Industries, Incorporated v. Mobil Oil Corporation

245 F.3d 849 (4th Cir. 2001)

ASHLEY RIVER INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED; COASTAL MARINE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, d/b/a Dolphin Cove Marina, Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

MOBIL OIL CORPORATION; MOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED; MOBIL CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 00-2211

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Argued: March 1, 2001

Decided: April 17, 2001

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Charleston. C. Weston Houck, District Judge.

(CA-98-2964-2-12)

COUNSEL: ARGUED: Lemuel Gray Geddie, Jr., OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART,…