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HURD v. U.S.

Nos. CIV. A. 2:99-0240-18, CIV. A. 2:99-0241-18, CIV. A. 2:99-0242-18, CIV. A. 2:99-0243-18.

134 F.Supp.2d 745 (2001)

Deirdre Lynn HURD, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Bobby Lee Hurd, Jr., deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Mary E. Moore Cornett, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Paul Cornett, deceased, Plaintiff, v. United States of America, Defendant. Mary E. Moore Cornett, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Wayne Cornett, deceased, Plaintiff, v. United States of America, Defendant. Mary E. Moore Cornett, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Daniel Cornett, deceased, Plaintiff, v. United States of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Charleston Division.

March 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gedney M. House, III, Charleston, SC, Dennis J. Rhoad, Charleston, SC, for plaintiff.

John K. Douglas, US Attorneys Off., Charleston, SC, Debra J. Kossow, Scatt Memmott, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant.

OPINION

NORTON, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

The United States Code provides that "[i]n order to render aid to distressed persons, vessels, and aircraft on and under the high seas and on and under the waters over which the United States has jurisdiction ..., the Coast Guard may: (1) perform any and all acts necessary to rescue and aid persons and protect and save property." 14 U.S.C. § 88(a)(1). These tragic cases arise out of a distress...

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