Legal Opinion
Weaver v. United States Coast Guard
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 30, 1994No. G-93-128PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KENT, District Judge.
Before the Court is the Defendant United States of America’s motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) or for summary judgment under Rule 66(c). This action is brought under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, for damages arising out of a tragic automobile accident caused by drunken Coast Guardsman Mark David Brown. The seminal issue is whether Brown was acting within the scope of his employment at the time of the accident. Because the viability of the Plaintiffs’ claims that are based upon…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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