Split Appeals Court upholds trial judge’s ruling in dispute over 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament

By a 2-1 vote, the N.C. Court of Appeals affirmed this morning a trial court’s ruling favoring the organizers of the 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament in their dispute with a disqualified tournament winner.

Owners of the Citation boat had their 883-pound blue marlin disqualified from a $910,000 prize because the boat’s crew did not have all the proper North Carolina fishing licenses.