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LETTSOME v. UNITED STATES

No. 26486.

411 F.2d 917 (1969)

David Roger LETTSOME, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 20, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Alan S. Rosenthal, Robert M. Heier, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Morton Hollander, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Arthur Roth, William Clinton Green, Jesse D. Henry, and Irma Robbins Feder, of Green & Hastings, Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, BELL and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

ORIE L. PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

Lettsome brought this action against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C.A. §§ 741-752) and the Public Vessels Act (46 U.S.C.A. §§ 781-790) to recover damages for personal injuries.

The trial court found the injuries resulted from the unseaworthiness of a United States Navy motorboat (a Boston Whaler) and the negligence of the United States, and entered judgment for Lettsome. The...

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