WEAVER v. U.S. COAST GUARD

No. G-93-128.

857 F.Supp. 539 (1994)

Robert WEAVER, et al. v. The UNITED STATES COAST GUARD and the United States of America.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.

June 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph D. Huston, Richard Lee Melancon, Schechter & Associates, Galveston, TX, for Robert Weaver, Lucille Weaver, Kenneth Weaver, Donna Weaver.

Daniel David Hu, U.S. Attys. Office, Houston, TX, for U.S.

George P. Pappas, McLeod Alexander Powel & Apffel, Galveston, TX, for Mini Inc.


ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KENT, District Judge.

Before the Court is the Defendant United States of America's motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) or for summary judgment under Rule 56(c). This action is brought under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, for damages arising out of a tragic automobile accident caused by drunken Coast Guardsman Mark David Brown. The seminal issue is...

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