BECTON v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 74-1126-F.

489 F.Supp. 134 (1980)

Addison Lee BECTON v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

April 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Pearson, Springfield, Mass., for plaintiff.

Richard D. Glovsky, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FREEDMAN, District Judge.

This action arises out of the tragic death of plaintiff's intestate while assigned to recruit training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, California. The decedent ("Becton") was an apparent suicide; his death was the result of a fall from the roof of his barracks. Plaintiff brings the suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("F.T.C.A."), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq.

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