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VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. v. ROBERTSON

Civ. A. Nos. 75-2708 and 76-275.

433 F.Supp. 164 (1977)

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., et al. v. Mr. Willard E. ROBERTSON et al. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., et al. v. The UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

May 31, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger M. Denton, Metairie, La., for plaintiffs.

Arthur S. Mann, III, New Orleans, La., for Mr. Willard E. Robertson, Compact Carriers Division of/and Willard E. Robertson Corp., International Auto Sales and Service, Inc., Mr. Joseph R. Boyd, and Mr. Jack H. Kendricks.

H. F. Foster, III, New Orleans, La., for American Ins. Co.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

Volkswagen of America, Inc. ("VWOA") leased property known as the Higgins Terminal Property from Willard E. Robertson for the storage of automobiles in 1974. Thereafter, on September 7, 1974, Hurricane Carmen struck the New Orleans area and the automobiles were damaged by the rise of water on the property. The inundation was caused by a combination of factors: heavy rains fell, and the gravity drainage system that usually served the...

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