Legal Opinion
Butler v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1984No. Nos. 82-4402, 82-4475PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
We have before us appeals and cross-appeals from the district court’s judgment following a trial to the court of consolidated actions for wrongful death against the United States. Plaintiffs represent individuals who drowned in a depression located some 1,500 feet from a seawall, the depression formed by dredging operations of the Army Corps of Engineers while repairing the hurricane-damaged seawall.
Factual Background
The district court’s Findings of Fact, from which our recitation of the facts derives, reflect the following:
Hurricane Betsy slammed into the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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