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GALVESTON NAV. DIST. v. HOPSON TOWING CO.

No. 95-40221.

92 F.3d 353 (1996)

GALVESTON COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT NO. 1, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOPSON TOWING COMPANY, INC., Defendant, and M/V MISS SANDY, its engines, tackle, equipment, machinery, gear, furniture, apparel, appurtenances, etc.; Hopson Transportation, Inc.; Hopson Marine Transportation, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 27, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Wilson, Rider and Wilson, Galveston, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert S. De Lange, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Houston, TX, for defendant and defendants-appellants.

Edward D. Vickery, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Houston, TX, for defendants-appellants.

Before GARWOOD, EMILIO M. GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

The M/V Miss Sandy, a tug boat owned and operated by defendants-appellants Hopson Transportation, Inc., et al. (defendants), was pushing two barges when one of the barges allided with a drawbridge owned and operated by plaintiff-appellee Galveston County Navigation District No. 1 (plaintiff). Following a bench trial, the district court found in favor of the plaintiff. Moreover, the district court ordered the defendants to pay plaintiff attorneys...

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