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MAISONET v. UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 11343.

159 F.Supp. 869 (1958)

William MAISONET, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

March 6, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Brown, Brooklyn, N. Y., for plaintiff.

Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr., U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., Alfred Sawan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel, for defendant.

BRUCHHAUSEN, District Judge.

The plaintiff sues under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages for personal injuries.

He testified, in substance, that on December 25, 1948, he was engaged in fishing in the waters off shore from a military installation, known as Camp Tortuguero, Puerto Rico; that he or one of his companions encountered a metal object at a point about 35 feet from shore, lying on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in about 12 feet of water; that...

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