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Bland v. Hopewell Yacht Club, Incorporated

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jun 5, 1967
378 F.2d 934 (4th Cir. 1967)

Opinion

No. 11236.

Argued May 31, 1967.

Decided June 5, 1967.

Harry P. Anderson, Jr., Richmond, Va. (D.R. Taylor, Williamsburg, Va., and Satterfield, Haw, Anderson, Parkerson Beazley, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Harvey M. Katz, Attorney, Department of Justice (Barefoot Sanders, Asst. Atty. Gen., and John C. Eldridge, Attorney, Department of Justice, and Claude V. Spratley, Jr., U.S. Atty., on brief), for appellee United States of America.

Edward E. Lane, Richmond, Va. (Robert L. Taylor, Richmond, Va., and William A. Smith, Staten Island, N.Y., on brief), for other appellees.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BOREMAN and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.


This suit grows out of a collision between two hydroplanes, racing boats in the "266-cubic-inch class," at a race meet in which one of the drivers was killed. The plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the death of the deceased driver.

The District Court found that the sole proximate cause of the accident was the negligence of the deceased and entered judgment for the defendants. We find ample support in the record for the findings, conclusions and judgment below.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Bland v. Hopewell Yacht Club, Incorporated

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jun 5, 1967
378 F.2d 934 (4th Cir. 1967)
Case details for

Bland v. Hopewell Yacht Club, Incorporated

Case Details

Full title:Jacqueline P. BLAND, Executrix of the Estate of Homer Isaac Bland…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jun 5, 1967

Citations

378 F.2d 934 (4th Cir. 1967)