Legal Opinion
Wolder v. United States
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided July 23, 1985No. Civ. 83-0015PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PENCE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Ernie H. Wolder, doing business as Wolder Salvage Co. (Wolder), brought this action against the United States claiming that when the United States Navy personnel pulled the M/V SLI-DRE off the reef in front of Gab Gab Beach in Apra Harbor in Guam, towed her some six miles out to sea and sank her, acting under orders and authority of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army (Corps), he had been damaged to the extent of $1,100,000 from the loss of his ship. The case was tried on March 19-22, 26-28, 1985. This court heard the testimony, observed the…
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