HODGES v. UNITED STATES

Civ. 209.

98 F.Supp. 281 (1948)

HODGES v. UNITED STATES.

United States District Court S. D. Iowa, E. D.

December 16, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. O. Boyd and Logan Huiskamp, Keokuk, Iowa, for plaintiff.

Maurice F. Donegan, U. S. Atty., Davenport, Iowa, Wm. R. Sheridan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Keokuk, Iowa, Cloid I. Level, Asst. U. S. Atty., Des Moines, Iowa, for defendant.


DEWEY, District Judge.

This is an action brought against the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act and grows out of the unfortunate death of a child, James Martin Hodges, caused by his falling into a river lock owned and operated by the Government at the Keokuk Dam at Keokuk, Iowa.

The Act of Congress under which the action is authorized is Sections 1346, 2674, and Section 2401 of Title 28, U. S. Code.

The parties accept the law, not only as...

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