WAJDAK v. UNITED STATES

No. 12497.

170 F.2d 908 (1948)

WAJDAK v. UNITED STATES. UNITED STATES v. WAJDAK.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Mandell, of Houston, Tex., for appellant and cross-appellee.

Brian S. Odem, U. S. Atty. and Newton M. Crain, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Houston, Tex., for appellee and cross-appellant.

Before HUTCHESON, SIBLEY and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The suit was for damages for personal injuries. The claim was that they resulted from the negligence of the Respondent in maintaining the place where Libellant had to go in an unsafe condition without warning Libellant thereof.

The defense was a denial of fault and a plea of contributory negligence.

The district judge found for the Libellant on his claim of negligence and against the Respondent's claim of contributory negligence. He awarded...

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