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LAYNE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. UNITED STATES

No. 23596.

413 F.2d 262 (1969)

LAYNE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

June 13, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Ashford, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii, (argued) for appellant; Jenks, Kidwell, Goodsill & Anderson, Honolulu, Hawaii, of counsel.

Robert V. Zener (argued), William D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ronald R. Glancz, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Yoshimi Hayashi, U. S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, John F. Meadows, Admi. & Shipping Sec., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY, MERRILL and ELY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Layne International, Inc. (Layne), brought this action against the United States to recover direct and consequential damages resulting from the loss of Layne's cargo when a United States Navy barge, carrying such cargo, capsized while being towed by a Navy tug. The jurisdiction of the district court was invoked under a provision of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 742 (1964), and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. § 781 (1964). Judgment...

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