Legal Opinion
Complaint of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1977No. 75-2767PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case casts us adrift on muddied waters that lie at the convergence of two desultory streams of nineteenth century thought. On the one hand, Congress sought to ensure that navigable waterways remained free of obstructions, including sunken vessels. Accordingly, it prohibited the negligent creation of such obstructions by enacting the Wreck Act, a portion of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (1899 Act). 1 On the other hand, Congress sought to ensure that American shipping attracted investment capital that the threat of unlimited economic exposure might divert to…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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