KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, INC. v. NP SUNBONNET

No. 82-3697.

724 F.2d 1181 (1984)

KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The NP SUNBONNET, Her Engines, etc., et al., Defendants, and Newpark Marine Services, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Fredrick Kessenich, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

George J. Fowler, III, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, TATE and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Newpark Marine Services, Inc. appeals from a judgment entered after a bench trial in favor of King Fisher Marine Service, Inc. for the value of a King Fisher barge sunk while in tow by Newpark. The district court awarded damages for the total loss of the barge plus interest. Newpark argues that King Fisher Marine failed to prove Newpark's liability, that the district court awarded excessive damages and interest, improperly modified...

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