ESTATE OF CALLAS v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-2578.

682 F.2d 613 (1982)

ESTATE OF Alexander C. CALLAS, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America and United States Army Corps of Engineers, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1982.

Rehearing Denied November 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Breisblatt, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dan K. Webb, U. S. Atty., William R. Coulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief Crim. Receiving & Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., Frederick H. Branding, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief Civil Div., for defendants-appellants.

Ronald S. Fishman, Fishman & Fishman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge, and POSNER, Circuit Judge.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Judith Callas, administratrix of the estates of Alexander C. Callas and Gregory Callas, instituted this damage action against the United States and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the "government") seeking recovery for the drowning deaths of her husband and son at Lock and Dam No. 8 on the Mississippi River. Jurisdiction is based on the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 741-752 (1976). Following a bench trial on the issue...

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