COUTHINO, CARO AND CO., INC. v. M/V SAVA

No. 87-3295.

849 F.2d 166 (1988)

COUTHINO, CARO AND COMPANY, INC., and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. M/V SAVA, her engines, tackle, etc., et al., Defendants, Jugoslavenska Linijska, Jugoslavenska Linijska Plovidba (Jugolinija), Jugolinija Oour Slobodna Jugolinija, Osnovna Organizacija Udruzenog Rada-Slobodna Plovidba, Defendants-Appellees. Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Machale A. Miller, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.

M.D. Yager, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before TIMBERS, KING and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

In an admiralty suit concerning damaged cargo, the cargo owner and its insurer appeal from a final judgment in their favor, challenging the district court's conclusion that the carrier was entitled to a limitation of liability; the carrier cross-appeals, challenging the district court's finding that the cargo was delivered to the carrier in good condition. We conclude that the district court erroneously limited the carrier's liability, but we...

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