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ORR v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-3229.

486 F.2d 270 (1973)

George ORR, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross Appellant, Meador Contracting Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 14, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., William M. Ford, Alexandria, La., for George Orr.

Richard L. Robison, Orlando, Fla., for Meador Contr. Co., Inc.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Robert A. Leventhal, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., James P. Klapps, Trial Atty., Ronald R. Glancz, Morton Hollander, Walter Fleischer, Greer S. Goldman, James C. Hair, Jr., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

George Orr was severely injured while working on electrical power lines on a federal installation in Florida. He brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, and the Government in turn filed a third party claim against the contractor and the subcontractor, Orr's employer. After a nonjury trial, the district court found that Orr's injuries...

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