ALBANY INS. CO. v. BENGAL MARINE, INC.

No. 87-3391.

857 F.2d 250 (1988)

ALBANY INSURANCE CO., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. BENGAL MARINE, INC., in personan, et al., Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Daniel Meeks, R. Monroe Garner, Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants cross-appellees.

Rufus C. Harris, III, R. Scott Buhrer, Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees cross-appellants.

Before RUBIN, GARZA and JONES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

In this maritime case we review issues of causation, damages, and insurance policy interpretation pertaining to the sinking of a barge. We AFFIRM the district court's decision on causation and its interpretation of the insurance policy, MODIFY its damages award, and REMAND for further proceedings.

I.

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