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TARKENTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 5751.

169 F.2d 171 (1948)

TARKENTON v. UNITED STATES. THE SAM HOUSTON, II.

Circuit Court of Appeals. Fourth Circuit.

August 6, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh S. Meredith, of Norfolk, Va. (Vandeventer & Black, of Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellant.

Leon T. Seawell, of Norfolk, Va., for appellee.

Before DOBIE, Circuit Judge, and WEBB and WATKINS, District Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This was a libel in admiralty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia wherein libellant claimed damages and maintenance and cure. It arose out of an accident at sea on board the steamship Sam Houston II, of which libellant was chief engineer.

As the result of a storm, which had moderated, the pump in the flooded forepeak of the vessel had become clogged. The mate sent a request or order to libellant to inspect the...

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