Legal Opinion
United States Fire Insurance Company and Ottis Foster v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 31, 1986No. 85-8948PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals a judgment in an admiralty action imposing damages based on the Coast Guard’s negligence in placing and maintaining markers in aid to navigation. At issue is whether the district court properly invoked subject matter jurisdiction over this case under the United States’ waiver of sovereign immunity in the Public Vessels Act (PVA), 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-790; the court concluded that the discretionary function exception to the United States’ waiver of sovereign immunity does not apply. Appellant also contests the district court’s holding that it…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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