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SAUERS v. ALASKA BARGE

Nos. 78-1446, 78-1516.

600 F.2d 238 (1979)

Theodore D. SAUERS, through his guardian, Irene G. Ellis, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALASKA BARGE and Transport, Inc., an Alaska Corp., and the United States of America, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Wilson (argued), U. S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellants.

Stephen R. Frank (argued), Tooze, Kerr, Peterson, Marshall & Shenker, Portland, Or., John F. Kovarik (argued), Casey, Pruzan, Kovarik & Shulkin, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KILKENNY and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and WATERS, District Judge.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment in an admiralty action brought by plaintiff Sauers against defendants Alaska Barge & Transport, Inc. (AB & T) and the United States to recover for injuries plaintiff suffered while serving as a civilian seaman on an AB & T tugboat, the Shawnee, which was transporting munitions up the Mekong River to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, under contract with the United States. The district court found defendants jointly...

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