Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1974No. 72-3736PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal on the issue of liability by the defendants, all of whom were found negligent in a bench trial by the lower court. The trial was bifurcated as to liability and damages. Additionally, two of the five personal injury plaintiffs, Joseph Law and Leslie Smith, cross-appeal from the district court’s findings of contributory negligence on their part.
The original actions alleged admiralty jurisdiction in the lower court for personal injuries to the plaintiffs occurring on navigable waters. Title 28, U.S.C., Sec. 1333(1). Jurisdiction over the…
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