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MOODY v. MEGEE

No. 5586.

41 F.2d 515 (1930)

MOODY, Governor of Texas, ex rel. UNITED STATES v. MEGEE et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 21, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. M. Holden, U. S. Atty., and Howell Ward, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Ballinger Mills and Joyce Cox, both of Galveston, Tex. (Terry, Cavin & Mills, of Galveston, Tex., on the brief), for appellee American Indemnity Co.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

The United States brought this suit to recover on the bond of Charles R. Megee, a pilot, for damages caused to the steamship Eldena through the negligence of Megee. A general demurrer was sustained and the suit dismissed.

The law of Texas provides that navigation and canal commissioners of navigation districts shall constitute pilot boards with the right to appoint, suspend, or dismiss from office branch pilots or deputy pilots of their...

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