Legal Opinion
Frederick P. Adams v. Harris County, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1972No. 71-2267PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit for permanent personal injuries suffered by a motorcyclist on a drawbridge across a navigable stream. The District Court denied a motion to dismiss for lack of admiralty jurisdiction. The opinion below is reported, 316 F.Supp. 938 (S.D., Tex., 1970). Upon interlocutory appeal to this Court, 28 U. S.C., § 1292(b), the judgment of the District Court is reversed. The cause is remanded with directions to dismiss the complaint for lack of admiralty jurisdiction.
On Easter Sunday, March 26, 1967, Mr. Adams, the plaintiff-appellee, was riding his motorcycle on a…
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- Adams v. Harris County, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
- Cookmeyer v. Louisiana Department of HighwaysDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1970
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