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ROBERTS v. CITY OF PLANTATION

No. 76-4507 Summary Calendar.

558 F.2d 750 (1977)

Robert ROBERTS and Jacqueline Roberts, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF PLANTATION, Defendant-Appellee, Timothy Davis et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Jordan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Reginald M. Hayden, Jr., Miami, Fla., James Bielejeski, Donald J. Lunny, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for City of Plantation.

Before GOLDBERG, CLARK and FAY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM;

Appellant is a policeman for the City of Plantation, Florida. He claims he was injured by a fusillade of coconuts launched by young hooligans while he was patrolling a canal in a city vessel. He maintains that the vessel offered inadequate protection from such assault. Accordingly, he filed suit against the city and others in the district court, invoking its jurisdiction under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and general admiralty jurisdiction, 28...

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