Legal Opinion
Drake v. Panama Canal Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1990No. 89-3110PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Aminta Drake, et al., (appellants) appeal a judgment in favor of the Panama Canal Commission (Commission). We affirm, but modify the judgment of dismissal on the merits to one of dismissal for want of jurisdiction.
Facts and Proceedings Below
On September 23, 1984, an explosion and resulting fire at the Industrial Division facility at Mount Hope in the Republic of Panama injured Victor Torres, Luis Lujan, and Jose Guardiola and killed Frank Allen and Manuel Molinar while they were in the course of their employment with the Commission. Torres, Lujan,…
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