MINE & SMELTER, ETC. v. CERES GULF, INC.

No. CA 7904.

526 So.2d 404 (1988)

MINE & SMELTER, DIVISION OF KENNEDY VAN SAUN CORPORATION v. CERES GULF, INC. d/b/a Ceres Stevedores.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven T. Richard, Edward F. Bukaty, III, Metairie, for plaintiff.

Kathleen K. Charvet, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, PC, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before GARRISON, KLEES and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Defendant, Ceres Gulf Inc., ("Ceres") appeals from the district court's granting of a default judgment in favor of plaintiff Mine and Smelter, a Division of Kennedy Van Saun Corporation. We reverse and remand for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

In November 1984, Ceres was hired by Mine & Smelter to unload gear equipment in New Orleans. Mine & Smelter alleges that Ceres caused damages to its cargo. In an attempt...

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