Legal Opinion

Phillips Petroleum Company v. Stokes Oil Company, Inc., (87-5444), (87-5468), and Marine Transportation Company, (87-5444), (87-5468)

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 12, 1988No. 87-5444, 87-5468PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal and cross-appeal from judgments entered below in this litigation growing out of a fire that occurred on January 27, 1981 in a gasoline storage facility in Hickman, Kentucky.

The issues raised by the appellants and cross-appellants are whether the trial court erred in

1. apportioning liability,

2. rejecting a claim of implied warranty of workmanlike performance,

3. admitting certain documentary evidence,

4. determining damages, and

5. awarding pre-judgment interest.

We find no error affecting the district court’s judgments, and we affirm.

I

The plaintiff, Phillips…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  5. Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  2. Continental Grain Company v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  3. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad v. Seaway Marine TransportCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  4. Anderson v. Whittaker Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States Fire Insurance Company Transerve Marine, Incorporated v. Allied Towing Corporation, United States of America, & Third Party, and Tug Starcrescent, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, the Tank Barge Tmi 96, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, Third Party United States Fire Insurance Company Transerve Marine, Incorporated v. Allied Towing Corporation, United States of America, & Third Party and Tug Starcrescent, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, the Tank Barge Tmi 96, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, United States Fire Insurance Company Transerve Marine, Incorporated v. Allied Towing Corporation, United States of America, & Third Party and Tug Starcrescent, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem, the Tank Barge Tmi 96, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in RemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992

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