Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit March 31, 1977, 74-1576 (Robert B. Rhoads, Jr., and Jane Drake Rhoads, His Wife v. Virginia-Florida Corporation)

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This diversity suit charges negligence and nuisance in the construction and maintenance of a seawall by defendants, causing or contributing to erosion damages to plaintiffs’ residential beachfront properties located in Florida. In the original nonjury trial the court found that the seawall substantially contributed to the erosion of plaintiffs’ properties.