Legal Opinion
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided June 4, 1987No. Civ. A. No. 85-1333-TPublished
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
DANIEL HOLCOMBE THOMAS, Senior District Judge.
I find no fault with the Findings of Fact proposed by the defendant and filed on May 1, 1987, through Paragraph 18. I think some additions are necessary which I add beginning with paragraph 19.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Jurisdiction
1. This is an action in admiralty and a maritime claim within the meaning of Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jurisdiction is conferred upon this court by the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1333.
The Claim
2. The claim of plaintiff, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., (Lykes) is for…
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