LAMBERT v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-3328.

479 F.2d 50 (1973)

Lee LAMBERT, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Emmett B. Lewis, Adm. & Shipping Section, Morton Hollander, Chief Dept. of Justice, Kathryn H. Baldwin, Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant.

Edward A. White, William R. Swain, Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The Government appeals from a judgment awarding damages to Appellee Lambert for injuries he suffered during the performance of his duties as a stevedore foreman while employed by the United States. The Government asserts that the district court erred in holding that: (a) the previous improper loading of cargo of the USNS MUSKINGHAM, the vessel on which Lambert was performing his duties resulted in the ship being unseaworthy; (b) the findings that the ship...

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