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UNITED STATES v. CENTRAL GULF LINES, INC.

No. 81-3383.

699 F.2d 243 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL GULF LINES, INC., In Personam and S/S GREEN VALLEY, In Rem, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William French Smith, Atty. Gen., James A. Lewis, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere, Denegre, John J. Broders, James E. Wright, III, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, REAVLEY and TATE, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The United States filed this maritime contract claim, seeking approximately $53,000 for recoupment of the value of cargo and for freight payments made for shipment of undelivered cargo, from Central Gulf Lines, Inc. ("Central") and its vessel, the S/S GREEN VALLEY. After a nonjury trial, the district court rendered judgment in favor of the government for part of its freight recoupment claim, but denied...

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