Legal Opinion
Eva M. Gemp, Individually and as Administratrix W/w/a of the Estate of James E. Gemp Daniel C. Strawhecker and Sandra R. Sheridan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1982No. 81-3288PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal in this admiralty action1 arises from a saga on the Ohio River some four years ago. Two fishermen in a small boat tied up at a dam, hoping to fish in the oxygen-laden water rushing under one of the discharge gates at the dam. Under circumstances described below, one of the fishermen was drowned. The other sustained personal injuries. An action was commenced by the administratrix of the deceased fisherman and by the surviving fisherman to recover damages as the result of the alleged negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers. After a bench trial in the…
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