Legal Opinion
Sabine Towing & Transportation Co. v. Zapata Ugland Drilling, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1977No. 76-1986PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
From an admiralty damage award in a ship collision case, appellant challenges the amount of the $289,078.02 judgment. It contends that the district court erred in awarding loss of use damages to the drilling rig damaged in the collision; that damages for towage, repairs and other expenses were not sufficiently proved; that prejudgment interest should not have been awarded; and that the 12% rate for prejudgment interest was excessive and should have been limited to the statutory rate. We affirm.
This action arose out of a collision on June 2, 1974 between the M/V Vulcan, a harbor tug owned and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Delta Marine Drilling Company v. M/v Baroid Ranger, in Rem, and National Lead Company (Baroid Division), in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- American Zinc Co. v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Kawasaki Zosensho of Kobe, Japan v. Cosulich Societa Triestina Di Navigazione of Trieste, ItalyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1926
- Geotechnical Corp. Of Delaware v. Pure Oil CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Gulf Oil Corporation, as Owner Pro Hac Vice, of the Steamship Gulfspray, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Panama Canal Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Alkmeon Naviera, S.A. v. M/V MARINA LCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Vulcan v. Zapata Ugland Drilling, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Cargill, Incorporated v. Taylor Towing Service, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Whitfield v. LindemannCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Naviera Despina, Inc. v. Cooper Shipping Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1987
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