Legal Opinion
GULF COAST SHELL AND AGGREGATE LP v. Newlin
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 6, 2010No. 09-40942PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Who has the best claim to La Concha? Well, we do not know the answer, but we do know that the answer cannot be provided by the courts of admiralty.
The claims presented in this appeal arise from a failed oyster-dredging venture between appellee Gulf Coast Shell and Aggregate LP (“Gulf Coast”) and appellant Charles Newlin (“Newlin”). Gulf Coast sued the oyster dredge La Concha in rem, under Admiralty Rule D, for possession and to try title to the dredge. It sued Newlin in personam, for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and wrongful conversion. The…
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