Legal Opinion
Lawrence Whittington v. Sewer Construction Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1976No. 74-1234PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
On motion of the defendant, Sewer Construction Company, Inc. (hereafter Company or defendant), the district court dismissed this suit for lack of asserted admiralty jurisdiction. From the judgment of dismissal the plaintiff, Lawrence Whittington (hereafter Whittington or plaintiff), prosecutes this appeal.
In his complaint, containing two counts, Whittington alleged that the jurisdiction of the district court arises under and by virtue of the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States; that this is an admiralty or maritime…
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