Legal Opinion
In Re: Luhr Bros Inc
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1998No. 18-70001PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Following a bench trial in this maritime collision case, the district court denied Luhr Bros. Incorporated’s Petition for Limitation of Liability and awarded the Claimants damages totaling $4,397,308.37. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and render.
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