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SOSEBEE v. RATH

No. 88-3710.

893 F.2d 54 (1990)

Ford SOSEBEE v. William RATH, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1990.

As Amended January 29, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent A. Colianni, (argued), Judith A. Turner, Hunter, Colianni, Cole & Turner, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellant.

Joel H. Holt (argued), Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellee.

Before GIBBONS, Chief Judge, MANSMANN and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this case is whether an award of attorney's fees pursuant to V.I.Code Ann. tit. 5, § 541 is appropriate in a case applying federal substantive admiralty law. The district court awarded attorneys' fees to appellee, holding that the case was tried on the territorial side of the court. Our review of this question of law is plenary. See Dent v. Cunningham, 786 F.2d 173

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