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PORTACCI v. MORAN TOWING AND TRANSP. CO.

No. 79-2147 Summary Calendar.

615 F.2d 293 (1980)

Nick PORTACCI, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. MORAN TOWING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. L. Benckenstein, Beaumont, Tex., for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

Weller, Wheelus & Green, Michael R. McGown, Beaumont, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before HILL, GARZA and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The tug SHEILA MORAN collided with the F/V MISS JERLENE, injuring the latter and plaintiff Portacci. Portacci brought suit in admiralty, 28 U.S.C. § 1333 (1976), for damages sustained. Following a bench trial, the district court determined that the vessels' "mutual fault" had caused the collision; Portacci's recoverable damages accordingly were reduced by 50%. This result satisfied neither party, both of whom appeal.

The district court made...

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