ACCURA SYSTEMS, INC. v. WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC.

No. 95-10795.

98 F.3d 874 (1996)

ACCURA SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy Michael Chitty, B. Michael Chitty, Attorney at Law, Terrell, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lawrence J. Roberts, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before PARKER and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and JUSTICE, District Judge.


JUSTICE, District Judge:

Defendant-appellant, Watkins Motor Lines, Inc. ("Watkins"), appeals the district court's judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Accura Systems, Inc. ("Accura"). Watkins presents three issues on appeal: whether the award of attorney's fees was proper in an interstate freight damage case, whether Accura met its burden of proving the "delivery to carrier in good condition" element of its prima facia case, and whether the district court should...

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