Legal Opinion
Protectus Alpha Navigation Co., Ltd. v. North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1985No. 84-3912PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIS, District Judge.
Appellant, North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc. (hereinafter “North Pacific” or appellant) appeals from a judgment of the district court for the District of Oregon awarding appellee Protectus Alpha Navigation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Protectus” or appellee) damages of $9,577,760, comprised of $7,045,000 in general damages, $2,032,-760 in prejudgment interest, and $500,000 in punitive damages. The damages stem from a fire aboard the vessel M/V Protector Alpha (hereinafter “the Protector”) which began while the Protector was refueling at North Pacific’s dock facility.
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