Legal Opinion
Nicor Supply Ships Associates v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1989No. 88-3510PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The district court rendered summary judgment dismissing the claims of both the boat-owner and the time-charterer of a vessel that the builder of the vessel and the manufacturer and distributor of its engines were liable in tort for loss of the vessel and other property allegedly damaged by the explosion of the vessel’s engine. We affirm the judgment dismissing the vessel-owner’s claim for damage to the vessel. We reverse, however, the judgment dismissing the time-charterer’s claim for damage to property it had placed on board the vessel since this property,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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