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LEWIS v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 2:92CV408.

812 F.Supp. 620 (1993)

Dwight Sheridan LEWIS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America and Lockwood Brothers, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

Decided January 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Arthur Rutter, Jr., Rutter & Montagna, Norfolk, VA, for plaintiff Dwight Sheridan Lewis.

R. John Barrett, Edward J. Powers, Vandeventer, Black, Meredith & Martin, Norfolk, VA, for defendant Lockwood Bros., Inc.

Kenneth Melson, Richard Thornberg, U.S. Attys., John F. Kane, Asst. U.S. Atty., Norfolk, VA, for defendant U.S. and Lockwood Bros., Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

Statement Of The Relevant Facts

Dwight Sheridan Lewis ("Lewis") was a crewmember on board the vessel UEB-1 which, in August 1990, was owned and operated by the United States of America ("United States"). According to Lewis, on or about August 8, 1990, the tug CAPELLA, which was owned and operated by Lockwood Brothers, Inc. ("Lockwood"), collided with the UEB-1 while attempting to moor astern the...

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