Legal Opinion
Jerry Havis v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 80-3786PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the District Court erred in awarding Jerry Havis pre-judgment interest at the rate of ten percent, whereas the appellant contends that the rate should have been seven percent. On this issue, we reverse and remand for the entry of an appropriate amendment to the judgment in question.
Havis was injured when a helicopter on which he was a passenger fell into the Gulf of Mexico. Alleging both diversity and maritime jurisdiction, he sued the helicopter operator for personal injuries and demanded a jury trial. The defendant challenged…
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