Legal Opinion
Charland v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1980No. 78-2259PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Patricia Charland brought a wrongful death action in admiralty against the United States for the death of her son, Michael Edward Tobias, a seaman in the United States Navy who was killed while on leave, voluntarily participating in Navy training exercises. Jurisdiction was premised on the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 781-90 (1976), incorporating by reference the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 741-52 (1976). The district court, relying on Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950), entered judgment in favor of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Pearl Archer and Joseph Archer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Robert L. Veillette and Marie P. Veillette v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Beaucoudray v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Uptegrove v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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