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HARRELSON v. UNITED STATES

No. CV475-86.

420 F.Supp. 788 (1976)

William T. HARRELSON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. Georgia, Savannah Division.

September 20, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard M. Portman, Smith & Portman, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff.

G. R. Dubus, Chamlee, Dubus & Sipple, Savannah, Ga., Lawrence F. Ledebur, Chief Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant.

Edward T. Brennan, Adams, Adams, Brennan & Gardner, Savannah, Ga., for intervenor, Argonaut Insurance Co.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.

I

Background

This action is brought by a machinist employed by a ship repairer who was injured in 1973 while working aboard the Navy T-2 tanker "Saugatuck". The vessel was in drydock at Savannah.

The suit against the United States by Mr. Harrelson is under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq. and constitutes an admiralty or maritime...

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