Humble Oil & Refining Company v. Beverly L. Reagan, Individually and as Next Friend of John Stephen Reagan, a Minor

Fifth Circuit

Humble Oil & Refining Company v. Beverly L. Reagan, Individually and as Next Friend of John Stephen Reagan, a Minor

311 F.2d 576

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit·Decided December 11, 1962·No. 19498_1·Published·Cited by 8 cases

Opinion

JOSEPH C. HUTCHESON, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Humble Oil & Refining Company from an order staying all further proceedings on Humble’s petition for exoneration from, or limitation of, liability, 46 U.S.C. § 183, and vacating a previous order which had restrained proceedings in any other court.

The district judge in his opinion, 1 on which the order appealed from is based, dealt carefully and fully, and we think correctly, with the contentions of the parties and, upon the grounds and for the reasons stated in his opinion, the judgment appealed from is

Affirmed.

1

. In the matter of the petition of Humble Oil & Refining Company, as chartered owner of the Barge HMS-54 for exoneration from or limitation of liability in a cause of limitation of liability, 210 F.Supp. 638 (12-7-61)

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JOSEPH C. HUTCHESON, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Humble Oil & Refining Company from an order staying all further proceedings on Humble’s petition for exoneration from, or limitation of, liability, 46 U.S.C. § 183, and vacating a previous order which had restrained proceedings in any other court.

The district judge in his opinion, 1 on which the order appealed from is based, dealt carefully and fully, and we think correctly, with the contentions of the parties and, upon the grounds and for the reasons stated in his opinion, the judgment appealed from is

Affirmed.

1

. In the matter of the petition of Humble Oil & Refining Company, as chartered owner of the Barge HMS-54 for exoneration from or limitation of liability in a cause of limitation of liability, 210 F.Supp. 638 (12-7-61)

Humble Oil & Refining Company v. Beverly L. Reagan, Individually and as Next Friend of John Stephen Reagan, a Minor, 311 F.2d 576 (5th Cir. 1962).

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