Legal Opinion
John W. Mecom, Cross-Appellant v. Levingston Shipbuilding Company, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1980No. 78-3154PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered by a district court sitting in admiralty for damages arising out of the sinking of a barge in the Sabine River in Orange, Texas. The defendant contends that damages should be limited to the reasonable cost of removing the vessel from the river in the most efficient manner at the time the incident occurred. It further asserts that this action is barred by laches. Plaintiff cross-appeals, arguing that he is entitled to recover all expenses associated with his three unsuccessful attempts to remove the vessel from a navigable…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Watz v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Leon Akers v. State Marine Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Tennessee Valley Sand & Gravel Co. v. M/V DeltaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Louis Molnar v. Gulfcoast Transit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- American Zinc Co. v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Inland Oil and Transport Co., Cross-Appellant v. Ark-White Towing Co., Murphy Marine Service, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Drake Towing Company, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Meisner Marine Construction Company v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Orduna S.A. v. Zen-Noh Grain Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Puerto Rican-American Insurance Company and Boricua Motors Corp. v. Benjamin Shipping Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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