PIZANI v. M/V COTTON BLOSSOM

No. 81-3205 Summary Calendar.

669 F.2d 1084 (1982)

Larry A. PIZANI, d/b/a Lafitte Gift Shop, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M/V COTTON BLOSSOM, her engine, tackle, apparel, etc., in rem, Defendant, New Orleans Steamboat Company, in personam, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey G. Gleason, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Robert G. Creely, Jacob J. Amato, Jr., Gretna, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, SAM D. JOHNSON, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The owner of a dock seeks to recover for damages occasioned it by the repeated collisions of an excursion vessel. The district court found that three specific collisions occurred, that the suit was not barred by laches, and awarded damages. The vessel owner appeals, arguing, inter alia, that the judgment should be reversed and the suit dismissed because the plaintiff failed legally to prove the amount of damages caused by the...

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