Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit July 11, 1979, No. 77-2202 (Tennessee Valley Sand & Gravel Co. v. M/V Delta)

lead-opinion

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

To reach a conclusion in a reasonable way may be the best path to decision-making, but it does not always assure that the result will itself be reasonable. Indeed, decisions that prove to be sound may be reached after following inappropriate or tortuous processes, or even by relying on the vagar*932ies of fate or luck.