Legal Opinion

Daryl W. Turner in Personam and M/Y Four Play, in Rem v. Tex//Tow Marine Towing and Salvage, LLC D/B/A Sea Tow Galveston Bay

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided August 30, 2016No. 14-15-00786-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Marc W. Brown, Justice

Daryl Turner and M/Y Four Play, in rem, appeal the trial court’s order confirming a salvage arbitration award in favor of Sea Tow Galveston Bay. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions.

Factual and Procedural Background

On June 22, 2013, appellant Daryl Turner was operating his boat, Four Play, in the Galveston Bay. The boat struck a submerged object and began to sink. One of the passengers aboard the boat called William Kern, the owner of appellee Sea Tow Galveston Bay (“Sea Tow”), for help. Kern and his associate, Daniel Rowland towed the…

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