Legal Opinion
United States v. Dixie Carriers, Inc., Water Quality Insurance Syndicate, M/v Dixie Buccaneer and T/b Abc 2311, in Rem
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1984No. 83-3321PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The defendants, Dixie Carriers, Inc., Water Quality Insurance Syndicate, M/V Dixie Buccaneer, and the T/B ABC-2311 (hereinafter singularly referred to as “Dixie Carriers”) appeal from the grant of a money judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the United States, in the Government’s suit to recover its pollution cleanup costs resulting from an oil spill from Dixie Carriers’ barge. The issue presented by this appeal is whether the district court properly allowed the United States to recover against the defendant the full amount of the tonnage maximum permitted under the Federal…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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