WEATHERFORD v. U.S.

Civil Action No. 96-3269-B-M2.

957 F.Supp. 830 (1997)

Aaron WEATHERFORD v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

January 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Jerry McKernan, Gordon J. McKernan, McKernan Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA, for plaintiff.

Lyman Edgar Thornton, III, United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for defendant.


RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS

POLOZOLA, District Judge.

The United States of America ("United States") has filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons which follow, the motion is GRANTED.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 13, 1993, Aaron Weatherford, was injured when the small aluminum skiff he was operating on Bayou Sorrell struck a partially submerged dredging pipeline...

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