JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 25485, 25486.

402 F.2d 778 (1968)

Roosevelt JOHNSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America and Panama Canal Company, Appellees. Anthony BUCKNER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America and Panama Canal Company, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied March 24, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifton S. Carl, Garrett & Carl, New Orleans, La., for appellants.

Kathleen Ruddell, Asst, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Morton Hollander, Daniel Joseph, Michael C. Farrar, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Louis C. LaCour, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before GEWIN and BELL, Circuit Judges, and BOOTLE, District Judge.


Certiorari Denied March 24, 1969. See 89 S.Ct. 1195.

PER CURIAM:

The appellants, Roosevelt Johnson, [No. 25485], and Anthony Buckner, [No. 25486], brought suit against the appellees under the General Maritime Law, the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. § 781 et seq., and the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq. seeking recovery for injuries allegedly sustained in the course of their employment as federal...

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