KNOTTS v. U.S.

No. 89-4162.

893 F.2d 758 (1990)

Michael J. KNOTTS and Beverly Gail Knotts, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorwan G. Vizzier, Broussard, Bolton, Halcomb & Vizzier, Alexandria, La., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.

John R. Halliburton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Joseph S. Cage, Jr., U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., Peter Maier, John F. Cordes, Robert Lobe, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before RUBIN, REAVLEY and KING, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

After determining that the United States, as defendant, was at fault in causing personal injuries to the plaintiff, the district court apportioned ninety percent of the fault to the victim and held that certain of the consequential damages claimed by his ex-wife were not proximately caused by the accident. The victim and his former wife appeal both rulings and the United States, also dissatisfied with the judgment, contends that the district court erred...

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