Briggs v. United States

Memorandum and Order

SELYA, District Judge.

This civil action seeks to banish from the halls of justice, or at least to skirt, the federal government’s long-established immunity from tort claims prosecuted by or on behalf of military personnel arising out of events “incident to service.” The tale, which is admittedly marked by tragic overtones, follows.

William Briggs, the administrator of the estate of his late son, Stephen W. Briggs, has brought suit against the United States. His grievances are limned in three statements of claim. 1 All of these initiatives arise under color of the Federal…