Legal Opinion
Delome v. Union Barge Line Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1971No. 31037PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge.
Union Barge Line Company and Plat-zer Shipyard, Inc., appeal from the District Court’s judgment for Delome, a shipfitter injured on the Barge UBL 550 while it rested on a marine railway. Appellants contend that the trial court had no admiralty and maritime jurisdiction over this controversy, that the court’s conclusions concerning the unseaworthiness of the barge and the negligence of Union were erroneous, and that the damages assessed were excessive. We vacate with directions.
An open-hopper cargo barge, the UBL 550 had no motive power and carried no crew. On its port and…
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