Legal Opinion
Roy Crook & Sons, Inc. v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1985No. 84-2753PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge.
Captain Newell Allen drowned in the Gulf of Mexico on July 5, 1981, while attempting to bring in the anchor of the M/V Lady Patricia, a ship then owned by Roy Crook & Sons, Inc. After a two day non-jury trial, the district court calculated the *1038value of the loss to the claimants (Allen’s family) at $384,204. However, the court further found that Captain Allen had been seventy-five percent contributorily negligent, so the amount which the claimants were awarded was reduced to $96,051. The Allens appeal. We reverse and render judgment for $384,204.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Mrs. Clifford Raymond Schlichter v. Port Arthur Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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- Watterson v. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Roy Crook and Sons, Inc. v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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