Legal Opinion
Carrie A. McMellon Lori Dawn White Kathy D. Templeton Cheri Call v. United States of America United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2003No. 19-2359PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
Carrie A. McMellon, Lori Dawn White, Kathy D. Templeton, and Cheri Call (collectively, the “plaintiffs”) filed an action against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A.App. §§ 741-52 (West Supp.2002), seeking recovery for injuries they suffered when they rode jet skis over the gates of the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, a facility owned by the United States government and operated by…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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