Luttrell v. United States

644 F.2d 1274 John LUTTRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Honorable Griffin Bell, Attorney General of the United States of America, Honorable Juanita Kreps, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Owen Siler, Admiral, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Honorable Brock Adams, Secretary, Department of Transportation, West of England, London and Interstate Fire and Casualty Company as Correspondent and United States Representatives of West of England, and Freehill, Hogan and Mahar as Adjustors and Agents for Defendants West of England, and Erskine Wood, Jr., as Representative of the Defendant West of England, J. J. Tennant Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 78-2962. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 16, 1980. Decided Dec. 4, 1980. 1 Adelbert G. Clostermann, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant. 2 Jack G. Collins, Erskine B. Wood, Wood, Tatum, Mosser, Brooke & Holden, Portland, Or., for defendants-appellees. 3 Before SKOPIL and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and REED, * District Judge. 4 EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge. 5 The essential nature of this case is an independent action to set aside a previous judgment as…