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TRAUTMAN v. BUCK STEBER, INC.

No. 81-3220.

693 F.2d 440 (1982)

Richard Wayne TRAUTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUCK STEBER, INC., et al., Defendants, United States of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 6, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey J. Lewis, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas L. Jones, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, District Judge.

VAN PELT, District Judge:

Appellant Richard Wayne Trautman, a salvage diver employed by a private corporation, was injured while working in the 1974 clearing of the Suez Canal, an operation coordinated by the governments of Egypt and the United States. Appellant brought an action against the United States for these injuries based upon the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 741, et seq. and the Public Vessels Act...

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