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VICKSBURG TOWING v. MISSISSIPPI MARINE TRANSPORT

No. 77-2939.

609 F.2d 176 (1980)

VICKSBURG TOWING CO., a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MISSISSIPPI MARINE TRANSPORT CO., a corporation, in personam, Defendant-Appellant, Magnolia Marine Transport Co., Inc., a corporation, in personam, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 4, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Wade, Greenville, Miss., Patrick L. Burke, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Philip Mansour, Stephen L. Thomas, Greenville, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, HILL and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge.

Invoking admiralty jurisdiction plaintiff sued for loss of rentals resulting from damage to its barge unloading facility. The district court granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment. Defendant claims this grant is inconsistent with the decision in Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint, 275 U.S. 303, 48 S.Ct. 134, 72 L.Ed. 290 (1927). We disagree with this contention and affirm.

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