Legal Opinion
Shearn Moody, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1986No. 85-2259PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Shearn Moody, Jr. appeals a judgment of the district court awarding him damages for the theft of a coin from the United States mail. 1 The coin was valued at $50,-000. Moody’s recovery from the United States Postal Service was limited to $25,-000. Moody also appeals the denial of attorneys’ fees and costs. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.
BACKGROUND FACTS
On December 1, 1981, Norman Revie, an officer of W.L. Moody Bankers of Galveston, Texas, an unincorporated sole proprietorship owned by Shearn Moody, Jr., gave an envelope containing a gold coin to his…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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