TEXACO, INC. v. UNIVERSAL MARINE, INC.

Civ. A. No. 72-825.

400 F.Supp. 311 (1975)

TEXACO, INC. v. UNIVERSAL MARINE, INC., in personam, the M/V UNIVERSAL NOMAD, its engines, tackle, apparel, etc., in rem, and the BARGE UMI-1650, its tackle, apparel, etc., in rem.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

August 1, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred M. Farrell, Jr., Terriberry, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff, Texaco, Inc.

James G. Burke, Jr., Burke & Ballard, New Orleans, La., for Universal Marine Inc., defendant.

Glenn C. Goodier and Robert B. Acomb, Jr., Jones, Walker Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Ins. Co. of North America, defendant.


JACK M. GORDON, District Judge:

The nature of this case is better described by a brief compendium of occurrences so as to provide a much needed overview before engaging in a definitive discussion of the facts.

Pursuant to a charter party entered into by Texaco, Inc., the plaintiff herein, and Universal Marine, Inc., the defendant, Texaco became the time charterer of a tugboat and tank barge. The purpose of the charter party was to acquire means of transporting...

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