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THERIOT v. U.S.

No. 97-30982 Summary Calendar.

245 F.3d 388 (1998)

Michael Todd Theriot; Melissa D. Theriot; Jeffrey L. Davis; Kelly F. Davis, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants, Herbert M. Hamilton, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Defendant-Cross-Claimant, Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. United States of America, on behalf of United States Army Corps of Engineers, Defendant-Cross Defendant-Appellee. David M. Estes; Herbert M. Hamilton, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. United States of America, on behalf of United States Army Corps Engineers, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Broussard, Broussard & Hart, Lake Charles, LA, for Michael and Melissa Theriot and Jeffrey and Kelly Davis.

James A. Blanco, Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, Lake Charles, LA, for Hamilton and State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.

G. Scott Kirkpatrick, David Vernon Hutchinson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch Civil Div., Washington, DC, for U.S.

Before Reavley, Benavides and Parker, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This consolidated admiralty case arises from the allision of a recreational fishing craft and an underwater sill or weir constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which occurred on October 8, 1994. Passengers Michael Theriot, Jeffrey Davis and their spouses brought negligence claims under the Suits in Admiralty Act against the United States, Herbert Hamilton, Jr., the operator of the vessel, and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company ("State...

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