Legal Opinion
Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Company v. Williams-Mcwilliams Company, in Personam, Defendants-Third-Party v. United States of America, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 4, 1977No. 75-1593PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This maritime cause of action arose when appellant Williams-McWilliams Company, dredging under government contract in Atchafalaya Bay, encountered and damaged a natural gas pipeline belonging to appellee Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Company. Michigan Wisconsin brought this suit against Williams-McWilliams seeking damages for injury to the pipeline. WilliamsMcWilliams contends that liability should lie with the United States for furnishing faulty specifications which failed to show the presence of the pipeline and on which Williams-McWilliams contends it relied. The…
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