HELTON v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. H 67 C-18.

309 F.Supp. 479 (1969)

Vona HELTON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. J. T. ARNOLD, III, in personam, and a certain unnamed ferry-barge, her tackle, equipment, etc., in rem, Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Arkansas, E. D.

April 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Van Dover, Daggett & Daggett, Marianna, Ark., for plaintiff.

Hall Baetz, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., and Robert F. Fussell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., for defendant and third-party plaintiff.

Mike J. Etoch, Jr., Helena, Ark., for third-party defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

OREN HARRIS, Chief Judge.

This action by the plaintiff, Vona Heltion, is a claim against the United States of America seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligence of an employee of the United States of America. The United States denied liability to the plaintiff and pursuant to the approval of the court filed a third-party complaint against J. T. Arnold, III, in personam, and a certain unnamed vessel...

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