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BLANCO v. UNITED STATES

78 Civ. 3047 (IBC).

464 F.Supp. 927 (1979)

Fidel Catarino BLANCO, as Administrator of the goods, chattels and credits of Catarino Blanco, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

February 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zwerling & Zwerling, Rassner, Rassner & Olman, New York City, for plaintiff; Donald D. Olman, New York City, of counsel.

Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, Gilbert S. Fleischer, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, New York City, for United States; Christopher H. Mansuy, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.

The decedent, a United States citizen, was employed by defendant, United States Government, as a seaman and crew-member aboard the USNS Sealift Atlantic in April, 1977 when the incidents allegedly leading up to his wrongful death at forty-eight occurred. While the vessel was in the mid-Atlantic the decedent became hysterical, suffering from hallucinations that people were trying to kill him.

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