OTNESS v. UNITED STATES

No. 7824-A.

178 F.Supp. 647 (1959)

Nels OTNESS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, Alaska, First Division, Juneau.

November 23, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Boochever, of Faulkner, Banfield & Boochever, Juneau, Alaska, for plaintiff.

Roger G. Connor, U. S. Atty., and Jerome A. Moore, Asst. U. S. Atty., Juneau, Alaska, for defendant.


KELLY, District Judge.

On June 13, 1958, plaintiff invoked the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2671 et seq., and instituted suit against the United States to recover damages which allegedly were caused by a collision between the plaintiff's vessel and a maritime aid known as Channel Light No. 54.

The case was tried before the Court, to which the following facts were presented.

On October 21, 1957, personnel of the United...

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