Legal Opinion
Folger Coffee Co. v. Olivebank
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 3, 2000No. 98-20630PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
In this admiralty and maritime appeal, Folger Coffee Co. and its insurer, Gulf Insurance Company, seek to reverse the district court’s judgment that (1) the vessel M.V. OLIVEBANK is entitled to use general average on a salvage lien and (2) that Folger Coffee and Gulf Insurance owe their proportional share to the general average fund. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The M.V. OLIVEBANK left the Port of Durban, South Africa on June 12, 1996, with cargo that included granite blocks, steel wire and earth moving equipment. On the morning of June 15, 1996, the vessel encountered severe…
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