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Kelly v. Panama Canal Commission

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 22, 1994No. 93-03565PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

The Panama Canal Commission (“Commission”) appeals from a judgment rendered against it by the district court in the wrongful death action brought by the widow and child of Captain James Kelly. Jeanne Kelly and her minor son cross-appeal to seek an increase in the award.

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Captain James Kelly, a U.S. Army Officer assigned to Fort Kobbe in the Republic of Panama, was killed when the mast of the catamaran he was sailing struck hanging electrical wires. Captain Kelly and a friend, Master Sergeant Timothy Masterson, were off-duty for the week-end. They obtained the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. United States v. ShearerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Robert E. Denham, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. Whitley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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