Legal Opinion
Robert I. Bovell and Beverly Bovell v. United States of America, Department of Defense
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 31, 1984No. 83-1733PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
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Plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, brought suit on May 6, 1982 against the United States for injuries plaintiff husband received on December 3, 1979 while aboard the U.S.S. Portland, a public vessel, owned, possessed, and controlled by the United States. On that date the ship was moored at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Sun) for repairs. Robert Bovell, who apparently was a Sun employee, was injured when he fell from a ladder on the ship as it broke away from a wall. Plaintiffs claim that the accident was a result of the government’s…
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