Legal Opinion
Henry L. Hess, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of George William Graham, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1958No. 15685PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.. , . „ , , , . The sinking of a tug and barge being .... , . . . ,, , f utilized in repairing the spillway deck of Bonneville Dam gave rise to this action. Five of the six men on board the tug and barge lost their lives. The administrator of the estate of one of these men brought this action against the United States, to recover damages for wrongful death. Jurisdiction was asserted under the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2674. 1
The case was tried without a jury. Plaintiff asked the court to render judgment in his favor under the provisions of the Employers’…
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- Dudley v. Bayou Fabricators, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1971
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