Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1955No. 15050PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Claiming under the Public Vessels Act, Title 46 U.S.C.A. § 781 et seq., and the Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (b), the suit was for damages for the death of plaintiff’s wife. The claim was that the death was caused by the negligence of Coast Guard personnel in the conduct of a helicopter air-sea rescue.
The defenses were: (1) that the United States was not liable and had not consented to be sued for the negligence of the Coast Guard in the conduct of such rescues; (2) that the death was not caused or contributed to by any fault, negligence, or want of care on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sanders v. LeechCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Indian Towing Co., Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
3Cited by43 opinions
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener and Catherine B. Nollenberger (Excluding Faith C. Paris), United States of America v. Janice WienerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- State v. AbbottAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ray B. Woodbury v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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