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SNYDER v. WHITTAKER CORP.

No. 86-6002.

839 F.2d 1085 (1988)

Melanie SNYDER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WHITTAKER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. Billie Fay ALLEN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. WHITTAKER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack L. Allbritton, Houston, Tex., for Whittaker Corp.

Timothy H. Pletcher, Houston, Tex., for Snyder.

Anthony E. Pletcher, Yancey White, Corpus Christi, Tex., for Allen.

Mary Ellen Blade, Beaumont, Tex., for Joseph Buckmaster, et al.

Before BROWN, JOHNSON, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

A boat manufacturer appeals a judgment for two crewmen in a Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) suit. The manufacturer raises issues of sufficiency of the evidence, admission of evidence, and damages. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1978, Desco Marine, a division of Whittaker Corporation (Whittaker), built a seventy-five foot shrimp boat. The boat was bought...

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