Ervin Jupiter & Edward Levy Metals, Inc. v. United States, 287 F.2d 388 (5th Cir. 1961). · Go Syfert
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Ervin Jupiter & Edward Levy Metals, Inc. v. United States, 287 F.2d 388 (5th Cir. 1961). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
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N.D. Ga. · 1965 · signal: see · confidence high
See in this connection Jupiter v. United States, 287 F.2d 388 (5th Cir.); Christopher v. United States, D.C., 237 F.Supp. 787 (1); Land v. United States, D.C., 231 F.Supp. 883 .
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Ervin JUPITER and Edward Levy Metals, Inc., Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
18622_1.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Feb 24, 1961.
287 F.2d 388
Julian B. Humphrey, David C. Treen, New Orleans, La., for appellant., Francis G. Weller, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., M. Hepburn Many, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for appel-lee.
Tuttle, Brown, Clayton.
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PER CURIAM.

This appeal in a federal tort claims action presents only issues of fact. The record discloses that there was ample evidence to support the finding of the trial court that the appellant Jupiter was guilty of contributory negligence and that such contributory negligence continued to the occurrence of the mishap which produced the injury from which he suffered. See Jupiter v. United States, D.C., 181 F.Supp. 294.

Although the strict application of the contributory negligence doctrine works a hardship on tort claim litigants in Alabama in contrast to other states where the rule of comparative negligence applies, we are bound to apply the law of the pláce of injury in such a case.

The judgment must be affirmed.