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FISHING FLEET, INC. v. TRIDENT INS. CO., LTD.

No. 77-1524.

598 F.2d 925 (1979)

FISHING FLEET, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRIDENT INSURANCE CO., LTD. and Pike/Anco, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Glen Kratochvil, T. G. Schirmeyer, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Paul Q. O'Leary, Brownsville, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the right of Fishing Fleet, the owner of the shrimp boat, the Estoellen, to recover for her loss under a marine insurance policy issued by Trident. The district court awarded Fishing Fleet the face amount of the insurance coverage, $30,000, on the theory that the total constructive loss of the Estoellen was caused by "barratry of the master." Trident attacks the judgment on the ground that barratry of the master...

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