Hubbard v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

OREN R. LEWIS, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Henry C. Hubbard, was shot while deer hunting on a United States military reservation. This suit for damages against the United States and one Silvio Conte followed.

In count one of his complaint Mr. Hubbard alleges that the commanding officer of the military reservation where the deer hunt was conducted, and his subordinate officers, were negligent in authorizing Congressman Conte and two other men, who did not attend the scheduled briefing the night before, to participate in the hunt and in failing to point out to the Congressman…