Legal Opinion
Carrie A. McMellon Lori Dawn White Kathy D. Templeton Cheri Call v. United States of America United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 14, 2004No. 02-1494PublishedCited by 286 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Carrie A. McMellon, Lori Dawn White, Kathy D. Templeton, and Cheri Call seek damages under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A.App. §§ 741-52 (West Supp.2003) (the “SIAA” or the “Act”) for injuries they suffered when they went over the gates of the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam while riding jet skis. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the government, and the plaintiffs appealed. A divided panel of this court concluded that prior precedent from this circuit foreclosed the government’s argument that the Suits in Admiralty Act contained an…
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