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BLEVINS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 84-1729, 84-1732.

769 F.2d 175 (1985)

David BLEVINS, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. David BLEVINS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Bekman, Daniel S. Katz, Baltimore, Md. (Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad, P.A., Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellant/cross-appellee.

Allen Van Emmerik, Washington, D.C. (J. Frederick Motz, U.S. Atty., Elizabeth H. Trimble, Asst. U.S. Atty., Baltimore, Md., Philip B. Barnes, Third Year Law Student, Stephen Immelt, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before PHILLIPS, SPROUSE and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

David Blevins sued the United States in admiralty and recovered damages for injuries he suffered on board a United States ship. Both Blevins and the United States appeal aspects of the district court's judgment. Blevins contends that the court erred by reducing the damage award to reflect comparative negligence, by failing to consider damages for disfigurement, and by refusing to award prejudgment interest. The United States...

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