Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. United States
District Court, S.D. California
Decided May 26, 1977No. Civ. 76-937-EPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
ENRIGHT, District Judge.
This case presents an important application of a court-made exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries arising incident to military service. Plaintiffs, the survivors of a Marine Corps recruit, have brought this action for wrongful death against the United States and individuals in decedent’s chain of command. Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment. Upon duly considering the oral argument of counsel on May 16,1977 and all the memoranda, affidavits and exhibits submitted in support…
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