CABLE MARINE, INC. v. M/V TRUST ME II

No. 80-5181 Summary Calendar.

632 F.2d 1344 (1980)

CABLE MARINE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M/V TRUST ME II, M. Whiting, Ronald Gurvin and Small Boat Rentals, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Unit B.

December 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weaver & Weaver, Thomas D. Lardin, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald Payne, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before RONEY, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff appeals from the denial of attorney's fees incurred in its successful suit on a maritime lien. Holding the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying attorney's fees, we affirm.

Plaintiff filed suit on October 20, 1978, to recover for repairs it performed on a forty-one foot vessel owned by defendant. Plaintiff claimed $3,960 as the amount owed, plus costs and attorney's fees. Defendant, contending that it was overcharged...

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