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DEUTSCHE SHELL TANKER GESELLSCHAFT mbH v. PLACID REFINING CO.

No. 91-3669.

993 F.2d 466 (1993)

DEUTSCHE SHELL TANKER GESELLSCHAFT mbH, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. PLACID REFINING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 8, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Ashworth, Michael L. Sommer, Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, Francis J. Barry, Jr., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff-appellant.

James G. Burke, Jr., Andrew C. Wilson, Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, LA, for defendant-appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JOHNSON and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

This case involves a general average claim arising from the grounding of the tanker DIALA in the Mississippi River. Deutsche Shell Tanker-Gesellschaft mbH, the vessel owner, appeals the judgment in favor of the cargo owner, Placid Refining Company. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Background

In 1983 Deutsche Shell contracted to deliver a shipment of crude to Placid's refinery in Port Allen, Louisiana. The crude...

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