Legal Opinion
Dorothy Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1989No. 88-1865PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Dorothy Smith appeals the dismissal of two suits against the United States for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
On October 4, 1984, Harvey L. Smith died of mesothelioma. His widow, Dorothy Smith, believes that Mr. Smith was exposed to asbestos when he served as a United States merchant seaman from 1966 to 1972, and that this exposure caused his illness and death. On August 1, 1986, almost two years after Mr. Smith’s death, Mrs. Smith sent a “Seaman’s Claim” for damages to the Maritime Administration, Office of Chief Counsel,…
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