Legal Opinion
The Dow Chemical Company v. The M/v Roberta Tabor, and M/v Sugarland Etc., American River Transportation Company and Scott Chotin, Inc., Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1987No. 85-3388, 86-3251PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) appeals the district court’s judgment denying Dow’s claim for loss of use damages against American River Transportation Company (“Artco”) and awarding Scott Chotin, Inc. (“Chotin”) attorneys’ fees and costs against Dow. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.
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This litigation arose out of a collision between two tugs in the lower Mississippi River on September 20, 1979. The tugs were the M/V Roberta Tabor, owned by Artco, and the M/V Sugarland, owned by Chotin, but fully chartered…
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