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B & F TRAWLERS, INC. v. U.S.

No. 87-2572.

841 F.2d 626 (1988)

B & F TRAWLERS, INC. and International Bank, N.A., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Sanchez, Brownsville, Tex., James S. Mattson, Key Largo, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Stephanie J. Grogan, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, JOLLY, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellants challenge the district court's dismissal of their complaint filed against the government under the Suits in Admiralty Act ("SIAA"), 46 U.S.C. §§ 741 et seq., and the Public Vessels Act ("PVA"), 46 U.S.C. §§ 781 et seq. The issue is whether and under what circumstances these statutes subject the federal government to liability for damaging a vessel apprehended while smuggling marijuana. We...

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