Legal Opinion
TEXACO REFINING AND MARKEING, INC. v. Estate of Dau Van Tran
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1991No. D-0473PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GAMMAGE, Justice.
Dau Van Tran was crushed to death when a large wave, purportedly caused by the tanker TEXACO CALIFORNIA’S excessive speed, washed ashore just as he exited the water between a dock barge and a shrimp boat. Suit was filed against the tanker’s owners and operators, Texaco Refining and Marketing, Inc. and Texaco Marine Services, Inc. (“Texaco”), under the Texas Wrongful Death and Survivorship Statutes 1 . The suit also alleged Texaco violated article 29 of the Inland Rules, by failing to practice good seamanship. Texaco named the owner/operator of the shrimp boat and dock…
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