CHEVRON OIL COMPANY v. M/V NEW YORKER

Civ. A. No. 68-884.

297 F.Supp. 412 (1969)

CHEVRON OIL COMPANY v. The M/V NEW YORKER, her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, etc., in rem and Seal-Land Service, Inc., in personam.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

March 20, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus C. Harris, Jr., Terriberry, Rault, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Harry S. Redmon, Jr., T. A., Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., for defendant.


MITCHELL, District Judge.

This cause involves a collision between the M/V New Yorker and a stationary gas well structure in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Chevron Oil Company, owner of the well, filed libel against the M/V New Yorker, in rem, and her owner, Sea-Land Service, Inc., and the latter filed cross-claim against Chevron. The Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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