Edwin Raymond FITZGERALD Sr., and his wife, Patricia B. Fitzgerald, Plaintiffs,
v.
COMPANIA NAVIERA LA MOLINERA et al., Defendants.
Mrs. Louise Cousins PRITCHARD, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Noah Pritchard, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Nolan Gerard Pritchard, Plaintiff,
v.
COMPANIA NAVIERA LA MOLINERA et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 26, 1974.
On Motion to Certify Appeal January 15, 1975.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Steven R. Plotkin, Owen J. Bradley, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff, Edwin Raymond Fitzgerald, Sr. and his wife, Patricia B. Fitzgerald.
B. J. Trombatore, Kenner, La., for plaintiff, Mrs. Louise Cousins Pritchard.
Rufus C. Harris, Jr., Robert J. Barbier, Terriberry, Yancey, Carroll & Farrell, New Orleans, La., for defendant, Marine Trading, Ltd.
H. Edward Weidlich, Jr., Drury, Lozes & Curry, New Orleans, La., for defendant, Shilstone Testing Laboratories.
John E. Galloway, H. Barton Williams, Overton T. Harrington, Jr., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, A. R. Christovich, Jr., Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, La., for defendant, New Orleans Public Grain Elevator.
Breard Snellings, Sessions, Fishman & Rosenson, New Orleans, La., for defendants, Guillory, Squires, Miller and Colley.
David R. Normann, Normann & Normann, New Orleans, La., for defendant, Research Products Company.
F. A. Courtenay, Jr., Rene S. Paysse, Leach, Grossel-Rossi & Paysse, New Orleans, La., James J. Donovan, Donovan, Maloof, Walsh, New York City, for Cargill, Inc.
Donald R. Kronenberger, Jr., Admiralty & Shipping Section Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for U.S.A.
Donald L. King, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Stauffer Chemical Co.
Charles E. Leche, Normann & Normann, New Orleans, La., for Weivil-Cide Co. and Research Products Co.
United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.
OPINION ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
On October 8, 1973, the M/V La Molinera was moored alongside the lower berth of the Public Grain Elevator of New Orleans. After the loading of grain commenced, samples revealed the presence of weevils in the grain. Representatives of the New Orleans Board of Trade and representatives of the Department of Agriculture refused to certify the grain unless the condition was...
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