Legal Opinion
Usinas Siderugicas de Minas Geras, Sa-Usiminas v. Scindia Steam Navigation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1997No. 96-30876PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
While executing a routine turning maneuver in the Mississippi, the JALAVIHAR was grounded, destroying her steering mechanism. The owner of the JALAVIHAR, Seindia Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., declared a general average event and filed the present claim against the cargo owners, Usinas Siderugieas de Minas Geras, SA and Usiminas Importacao e Exportaeao, SA (hereinafter referred to collectively as Usiminas), for contribution. The district court found that a general average event occurred and found for Seindia. Usiminas brings this appeal claiming that…
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