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Jarvis v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 29, 1965
342 F.2d 799 (5th Cir. 1965)

Opinion

No. 20696.

March 29, 1965.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr., Judge.

Raymond H. Kierr, New Orleans, La., Richard S. Salzman, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Kierr Gainsburgh, New Orleans, La., for appellants.

Richard S. Salzman, Allan J. Weiss, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Kathleen Ruddell, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., Leavenworth Colby, Morton Hollander, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., John W. Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Louis C. LaCour, U.S. Atty., for appellees.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and JONES and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Of the Second Circuit, sitting by designation.


Upon careful consideration of this appeal, we conclude that the judgment of the trial court should be affirmed. We can add nothing to the reasoning of the trial court, and, therefore, approve the opinion and adopt it as the opinion of this Court. See Petition of the United States of America Represented by Inland Waterways Corporation, a Government Agency; and, the Inland Waterways Corporation, a Government Agency, Wholly Owned by the United States, Created by Act of Congress as a Corporation of Columbia, the Documented Owner of the River Towboat Natchez, for Exoneration from, and/or Limitation of Liability 212 F. Supp. 214.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Jarvis v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 29, 1965
342 F.2d 799 (5th Cir. 1965)
Case details for

Jarvis v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Mrs. Charles JARVIS et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 29, 1965

Citations

342 F.2d 799 (5th Cir. 1965)

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