Legal Opinion
Hydrospace-Challenger, Inc. v. Tracor/MAS, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1975No. 74-2182PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This is an admiralty case. It comes to us after trial to the court without a jury. At the conclusion of the trial the court read into the record its informal findings of fact and conclusions of law, from which the following summary is taken.
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A. SUMMARY OF FACTS
On September 28, 1971, plaintiff Hydrospace Challenger, Inc., (HCI), brought its research vessel, the DANIEL HARRIS, III, into the shipyard operated by defendant Tracor/MAS, Inc., for repairs and refitting. A few days thereafter, it was hauled on the syncrolift dry dock and its crew sent ashore. On Saturday, October…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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