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BEARCE v. UNITED STATES

No. 76 C 1163.

433 F.Supp. 549 (1977)

Marshall BEARCE, Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Bearce, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America and its subordinate agencies, The United States Coast Guard and the United States Corps of Engineers, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

June 15, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Minetz, Malato, Stein & Grossman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Samuel K. Skinner, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., Thomas L. Jones, Admiralty and Shipping, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

LEIGHTON, District Judge.

This is a complaint filed under statutes that authorize suits for redress of torts by government employees, suits in admiralty, and actions for death on the high seas.1 In three counts, Marshall Bearce as an administrator of an estate, sues the United States, its agencies the Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers, to recover for the death of Thomas Bearce. The cause is before the court on a motion...

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