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MECOM v. LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING CO.

No. 78-3154.

622 F.2d 1209 (1980)

John W. MECOM, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. LEVINGSTON SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 4, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cash Smith, Anna L. Misak, Orange, Tex., for defendant-appellant cross-appellee.

Camp, Carmouche, Palmer, Carwile & Barish, Karl E. Boellert, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff-appellee cross-appellant.

Before COLEMAN, Chief Judge, PECK, and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered by a district court sitting in admiralty for damages arising out of the sinking of a barge in the Sabine River in Orange, Texas. The defendant contends that damages should be limited to the reasonable cost of removing the vessel from the river in the most efficient manner at the time the incident occurred. It further asserts that this action is barred by laches. Plaintiff cross-appeals, arguing...

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