UNITED STATES v. ROBINSON

No. 12321.

170 F.2d 578 (1948)

UNITED STATES v. ROBINSON.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Tappan and Percy C. Fountain U. S. Atty., both of Mobile, Ala., for appellant.

J. Edward Thornton, of Mobile, Ala., for appellee.

Before McCORD and LEE, Circuit Judges, and MIZE, District Judge.


MIZE, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the court for the Southern District of Alabama. Appellee, George H. Robinson, filed his libel against the United States and sought recovery of $3,400 under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., for maintenance and cure as provided by the act. He averred that he was a seaman on the ship "American Fisher" and that his vessel was employed and operated as a merchant vessel by the government...

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