Legal Opinion
Clem Perrin Marine Towing, Inc. v. Panama Canal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1984No. 82-3723PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Panama Canal Company appeals from an adverse judgment for breach of a lease-purchase of a tugboat. The district court ordered PCC to return the tug, pay the last installment due on the lease, pay a sum equal to $300 a day for every day from the end of the lease-period until delivery of the tug, and legal interest on the money damages from the day PCC withheld the final lease installment. We reverse, holding that the dispute is governed by U.C.C. principles which authorize withholding performance in connection with a reasonable request for…
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