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SKOU v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-3216.

478 F.2d 343 (1973)

Ove SKOU, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 17, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., Alfred H. O. Boudreau, Jr., Walter H. Fleischer, Eric Chaikin, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant.

Nathaniel G. W. Pieper, Tampa, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

In this suit a shipowner seeks damages for the loss of use of its ship while undergoing repairs. The United States admits that it negligently damaged the ship M/V MADS SKOU. As a result, the ship was out of service for ten and five-twelfths days. The district court awarded the shipowner damages equal to the amount a charterer would have paid in rental for the days the ship was laid up for repairs. On appeal, the United States alleges two errors...

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