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CATES v. UNITED STATES

No. 68-172-Civ-CA.

308 F.Supp. 199 (1969)

Frank W. CATES, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America and Reynolds Submarine Services Corporation, a Florida corp., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. Florida, Miami Division.

December 24, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lewis, of Meyer, Leben, Fixel & Gaines, P. A., Hollywood, Fla., for plaintiff.

Thomas L. Jones, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., William A. Meadows, Jr., U. S. Atty., and Robert L. Steuer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for United States.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ATKINS, District Judge.

A distinguished feature of anglo saxon jurisprudence is its ability to change when confronted with an unjust result dictated by existing law. In this case there was an occurrence which I find would work such an injustice and I accordingly hold contrary to the existing weight of authority. The Plaintiff here, Frank W. Cates, sued Reynolds Submarine Services and the United States of America for injuries he received...

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