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HILLIER v. SOUTHERN TOWING CO.

No. 83-1702.

740 F.2d 583 (1984)

Evelyn HILLIER, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Henry Hillier, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN TOWING COMPANY, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, and United States of America, Third-Party Defendant. In the Matter of the Complaint of MEMPHIS TOWING COMPANY, a Corporation, for Exoneration from, or Limitation of Liability, Appellee. In the Matter of the Complaint of C.F. INDUSTRIES, INC., as Bareboat Charterer and Owner of the BARGE CF-105-B, for Exoneration from, or Limitation of Liability, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome J. Schlichter, Carr, Korein, Kunin, Schlichter & Brennan, East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joel Goldstein, Goldstein & Price, St. Louis, Mo., for defendant and third-party plaintiff.

Before FLAUM, Circuit Judge, PELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and KELLAM, Senior District Judge.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue presented for review in this court is whether the district court, pursuant to its admiralty jurisdiction, erroneously denied the plaintiff prejudgment interest on the damages award for future loss of support and services, pain and suffering, and loss of society for the death of her husband. For the reasons which follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

I.

This suit stems from the accidental death of Henry...

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