Legal Opinion
Miller Industries, Cross-Appellants v. Caterpillar Tractor Co., Burford Equipment Co., Defendant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 1984No. 83-7169PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises several questions concerning the operation of maritime tort law and the proper assessment of damages. Specifically, we must decide: (1) the availability of a negligence remedy where only economic damages are suffered; (2) whether crew members can recover lost wages from a third party because their ship has been disabled; (3) what constitutes a negligent failure to warn; (4) the proper measure of lost profits from a fishing expedition; and (5) whether pre-judgment interest was properly awarded in this case. Several of these questions are of first…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1982
- Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. FlintSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Union Oil Company v. James J. Oppen and John J. MastersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Albert Kornberg and Laura Kornberg v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. M/V TestbankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- A.J. Decoster Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. W&O, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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