Mobil Oil Corporation, Tenneco Oil Company, Claimant-Appellant v. Tug Pensacola, Her Engines, Tackle Equipment, Etc., in Rem

This appeal concerns the failure of the District Judge to award prejudgment interest to claimant on its tort recovery in admiralty and to allow claimant its costs. Tenneco Oil Company sued for damages to its dock facilities which occurred on April 15, 1968, and were later destroyed in an unrelated accident, thus necessitating complete rebuilding of the docks. Based on a stipulation by the parties, the District Judge allocated liability among the defendants on a percentage basis and referred the case to a Special Master for a determination of the “amount of damages and the entitlement of the…