BRIGGS v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 85-0062-S.

617 F.Supp. 1399 (1985)

William BRIGGS, Administrator of the Estate of Stephen W. Briggs; William Briggs, Individually, and Charlotte Briggs, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

September 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mandell, Goodman, Famiglietti & Schwartz, Ltd., Mark S. Mandell, Susan M. Carlin, Lisa Dinerman, Providence, R.I., for plaintiffs.

Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Everett A. Sammartino, Asst. U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., for defendant.


Memorandum and Order

SELYA, District Judge.

This civil action seeks to banish from the halls of justice, or at least to skirt, the federal government's long-established immunity from tort claims prosecuted by or on behalf of military personnel arising out of events "incident to service." The tale, which is admittedly marked by tragic overtones, follows.

William Briggs, the administrator of the estate of his late son, Stephen W. Briggs, has...

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