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LAWSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 77-2510.

605 F.2d 448 (1979)

John T. LAWSON, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eloese E. Davies, Appellate Sec., Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Morton L. Silvers, San Francisco, Cal., John T. Lawson, San Francisco, Cal. (argued), for appellee.

Before KILKENNY and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge.

KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by the United States from a judgment entered against it under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) in an action bringing into play the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 86 Stat. 1251. After waiver of a jury, the district court tried the case and entered judgment against appellant for the sum of $121,734.00, together with costs incurred in the action, but reduced the said judgment...

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