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McGEHEE v. PANAMA CANAL COM'N

No. 88-3230.

872 F.2d 1213 (1989)

Patricia McGEHEE, wife of/and W.R. McGehee, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION and S/S TEXACO KENTUCKY, in rem, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia J. Thomas, Francis M. Kirk, Panama Canal Com'n, Office of General Counsel, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Andrew C. Wilson, Daniel E. Knowles, III, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

The sole question posed by this appeal is whether the district court erred in awarding interest to Patricia and W.R. McGehee on their judgment against the Panama Canal Commission. Concluding that interest should not have been awarded, we reverse.

Background

On July 26, 1982, the TEXACO KENTUCKY, a tanker under the control of a Panama Canal Commission pilot, crashed into a pier...

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