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BAKER OIL TOOLS, INC. v. DELTA S. S. LINES, INC.

No. 75-3678.

562 F.2d 938 (1977)

BAKER OIL TOOLS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DELTA STEAMSHIP LINES, INC., Defendant Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, Texas, Defendant-Appellee, Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Kuykendall, Houston, Tex., for Delta S. S. Lines, Inc.

Thomas A. Brown, William C. Bullard, Houston, Tex., for Baker Oil.

Jack Allbritton, Houston, Tex., for Port of Houston and third party defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, TJOFLAT and HILL, Circuit Judges.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

In the proceedings below, the district court held Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. (Delta) liable as a common law bailee for the loss of oil field equipment received for overseas shipment from Baker Oil Tools, Inc. (Baker), and entered judgment for the full value of the equipment. The district court also decided against Delta on its third party complaint which sought to shift the burden of loss to the Port of Houston Authority (Port).

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