Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Marshland Dredging Co‪.‬

Claiming diminishment of its gas supply caused by Marshland's fracture of the underwater line of its supplier, Sugar Bowl
Gas Company, Kaiser sued Marshland for consequential damages. From an adverse summary judgment for Marshland, Kaiser appeals.
We affirm. The facts are undisputed. A barge owned by Marshland Dredging, while engaged in cleaning an outfall canal entering the Mississippi
under a contract with Humble Oil, dropped a heavy anchor which punctured a high pressure gas pipeline owned and operated by
Sugar Bowl Gas Company. This puncture caused immediate interruption of gas fuel service to Kaiser's production plant located
a short distance north of the point where the pipeline was damaged, resulting in shutdown expenses and production losses of
$170,229, for which Kaiser seeks recovery. The gas fuel was being supplied to Kaiser under contract by Sugar Bowl Gas.