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MORALES v. GARIJAK, INC.

No. 86-2442.

829 F.2d 1355 (1987)

Leopoldo MORALES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GARIJAK, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 19, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Mark Blakemore, Frank E. Perez, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Brownsville, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

John Wm. Black, Albert Villegas, Law Offices of Albert Villegas, Brownsville, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARZA, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A shipowner challenges an assessment of compensatory damages and attorney's fees for its failure to pay maintenance and cure to an injured seaman. Finding substantial evidence to support the jury verdict that the shipowner acted unreasonably, we uphold the award of compensatory damages, but because the evidence is insufficient to show that the failure to pay was so unreasonable as to be arbitrary...

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