COVINGTON v. U.S.

Civil No. 94-00330 ACK.

916 F.Supp. 1511 (1996)

Prince COVINGTON, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Deceased Minor Child Joshua Covington, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Hawai`i.

January 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jay Green, David J. Gierlach, Honolulu, HI, for plaintiff.

Theodore G. Meeker, United States Attorneys Office, Honolulu, HI, for defendant.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

KAY, Chief Judge.

This action arises out of a tragic incident — the drowning of 11-year old Joshua Covington, son of plaintiff Prince Covington, who at the time was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. The drowning occurred at the military portion of Bellows Air Force Base beach ("Bellows"), Oahu, Hawaii on Easter Sunday, April 19, 1992. The matter came on for bench trial on November 28...

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