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JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 15708.

255 F.2d 286 (1958)

Elie J. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

April 24, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. J. Doyle, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Keith R. Ferguson, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., Lloyd H. Burke, U. S. Atty., Lasher B. Gallagher, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before POPE, FEE and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This was a suit in admiralty seeking recovery of damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by the appellant as a seaman on a vessel owned and operated by the United States. The injuries were alleged to have been caused by negligence chargeable to the United States which was assertedly responsible under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U. S.C.A. § 741 et seq. The court below after trial found that there was no negligence; that the libelant...

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