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JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 20722, 20723.

378 F.2d 732 (1967)

Richard A. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Brent L. SELLICK, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy C. Evans, Evans & O'Neill, San Diego, Cal., for appellant Richard A. Johnson.

Brent L. Sellick, in pro. per.

John W. Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen., David L. Rose, Martin Jacobs, Attys., Admiralty, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., John Meadows, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Sect., Dept. of Justice, San Francisco, Cal., Edwin L. Miller, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before MADDEN, Judge of the Court of Claims, and MERRILL and BROWNING, Circuit Judges.

BROWNING Circuit Judge:

Appellants filed a consolidated libel against the United States under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. § 781 et seq. (1964), for damages resulting from the sinking of the fishing vessel Sea Hunt by the destroyer U.S.S. Somers.

Brent L. Sellick claims the balance due him as vendor under a contract for the sale of the Sea Hunt; Richard A. Johnson, a seaman aboard the vessel when it sank, seeks to recover damages for loss of personal...

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