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TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. v. GULF WEIGHING CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 70-2275, 71-1804, 72-487 and 72-488.

352 F.Supp. 335 (1972)

TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY v. GULF WEIGHING CORPORATION and Samuel Evanac. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY v. Captain A. L. BEYER. Donald R. JOHNSON v. John W. MECOM et al. William H. SCHOFIELD et al. v. GULF WEIGHING CORPORATION et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

December 7, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. King and W. S. McKenzie, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Travelers Indemnity Co.

Bernard K. Oppenheim, New Orleans, La., for Gulf Weighing Corp. and Samuel Evanac.

Michael E. Wanek, Porteous, Toledano, Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans, La., for State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

Paul A. Nalty, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Burke, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for Donald R. Johnson.

W. S. McKenzie, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, La., for John W. Mecom.

James A. Wood, Baton Rouge, La., for William H. Schofield and others.

W. K. Christovich, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, La., for Louis Battistella and Continental Ins. Co.

R. BLAKE WEST, District Judge.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

Before the Court are four consolidated cases, all emanating from the sudden and unexplained sinking of the 36-foot yacht JWM II while on an ill-fated fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico on July 5, 1970. The cases were tried before the Court without a jury.

Those on board were the organizer of the excursion, plaintiff Donald R. Johnson; plaintiff William H. Schofield, the president of the company...

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