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Provost v. Huber
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
594 F.2d 717 (1979)
- Written by Alex Ruskell, JD
Facts
Paul Huber (defendant) hired a transporter to move a two-story house by driving it across a frozen lake to an island. The house broke through the ice and sunk to the bottom. Gerald Provost (plaintiff), a diver, was hired in the spring to help recover the house. Through no fault of Provost, the house was destroyed when workers tried to raise the structure to the surface. Provost billed Huber for the work Provost had done, but Huber refused to pay. Provost then filed a maritime salvage claim under admiralty jurisdiction against Huber. The lower court found that Provost’s claim was not a claim entitled to admiralty jurisdiction and dismissed it. Provost appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Van Sickle, J.)
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