Legal Opinion
Continental Oil Co. v. SS Electra
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1970No. 28751PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are four oil companies which owned an offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico, with which, on April 8, 1964, the appellee S.S. Electra collided. Several wells had been drilled from the platform, two of which were in production. There was no damage to the wells and no loss of oil, but the platform was so badly wrecked that production was halted.
Appellants filed this libel in rem. An agreement was reached under which ap-pellees agreed to pay 90% of the provable damages resulting from the collision. The agreement was carried out as to physical damage to…
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- Delta Marine Drilling Company v. M/v Baroid Ranger, in Rem, and National Lead Company (Baroid Division), in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Mobile Drilling Barge or VesselDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1975
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