BROWARD COUNTY v. WICKMAN

No. 13571.

195 F.2d 614 (1952)

BROWARD COUNTY, FLA. v. WICKMAN. THE JUANITA.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John U. Lloyd, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for appellant.

Douglas D. Batchelor, David W. Dyer, Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and HOLMES and STRUM, Circuit Judges.


STRUM, Circuit Judge.

While passing through a drawbridge owned and operated by Broward County, Florida, the yacht Juanita, formerly known as the Eldarette, struck an underwater projection which was part of the abutment of the bridge, damaging the yacht. Upon a libel in personam thereafter filed in admiralty, the owner recovered damages from the County, from which decree the County appeals.

The sole question for decision is whether or not a Florida county...

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