Legal Opinion
Rawlins v. United States
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided June 28, 1999No. 1:96-cv-00436PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
This suit is brought pursuant to the waiver of sovereign immunity contained in the Public Vessels' Act, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 781-790, which incorporates, at 46 U.S.C.App. § 782, the provisions of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.CApp. §§ 741-752, insofar as they are not inconsistent with the express language of the Public Vessels Act. Jurisdiction over Raw-lins’ claims against the United States as cargo owner and the United States’ claims against Fairway exists pursuant to the Suits in Admiralty Act and the court’s admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. 28…
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