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CANOVA v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 25946.

406 F.2d 410 (1969)

Felix CANOVA, Appellant, v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam J. D'Amico, D'Amico & Curet, Baton Rouge, La., for appellant.

Robert B. Acomb, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before GEWIN and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges, and CHOATE, Senior District Judge.

CHOATE, Senior District Judge:

The narrow question presented by this appeal is whether appellant, plaintiff below, is entitled to pre-judgment interest as of right after he obtained a jury verdict against the appellee, Travelers. The issue turns on whether Louisiana law or the General Maritime law should be applied. Under Louisiana law, interest is recoverable as a matter of right from the date of judicial demand.1 If the Maritime law...

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