Legal Opinion
Beeler v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 20, 1964No. 14784PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
In this case the cause of action pleaded derives from an injury to the plaintiff, incurred when a boat in which she was a passenger was swept over a dam in the Allegheny River. The complaint charged that the accident was due to the negligent failure of the Corps of Engineers to post properly located signs warning water craft of the dam. These-facts, concisely set out in the complaint, stated a cause of action of maritime tort, cognizable under the Suits in Admiralty-Act (46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq.). However, instead of pleading that Act, the complaint contained an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wallace Higa, Administrator of the Estate of Takeichi Higa, Deceased v. Transocean Airlines, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- United States ex rel. Pressprich & Son Co. v. ElwellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- Modin v. Matson Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- Newberry v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Michael B. Gercey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- James E. McCormick and Carol Ann McCormick Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Nishan Paul and Irma Feder v. Dade County, Florida, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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