SANDERS v. PLACID OIL CO.

No. 85-4704 Summary Calendar.

861 F.2d 1374 (1988)

Richard SANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PLACID OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Napolitani, Jr., Laurence E. Best, Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

James J. Brady, Gravel & Brady, Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

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


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether Catahoula Lake, located in Louisiana, is a navigable water of the United States for purposes of federal admiralty jurisdiction. Because we find that Catahoula Lake is navigable as a matter of law, and that the district court did not err in limiting admissibility of evidence or granting summary judgment, we affirm.

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On a gray January 1, 1983, Richard Sanders and Michael Wilder were...

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