Legal Opinion
Beaucoudray v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1974No. 73-3632PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellants, parents of Eugene H. Beaucoudray, III, filed a complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act1 against the United States for damages resulting from the alleged wrongful death of their son who, while on active duty with the United States Coast Guard, fell overboard and drowned. The deceased was serving on the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter “Staten Island”, which was located off the coast of the State of Washington at the time he was drowned. On the defendant’s motion the district court dismissed the action holding that under Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Inez D. Bankston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Christy Cole, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Cole, Deceased and Helen Cole v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- David E. Elliott, Jr., an Incapacitated Adult by and Through His Guardian, Barbara v. Elliott, Barbara v. Elliott, Individually v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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