Bishop v. United States

MITCHELL, District Judge.

Mrs. Maxine Hilliard Bishop, widow of John Alvah Bishop, a seaman who lost his life when the S/S Baton Rouge Victory was sunk by an enemy mine in the Long Tao Channel of the Saigon River, South Viet Nam, on August 23, 1966, individually and on behalf of her two minor children, John A. Bishop and Thomas Neal Bishop, brought this action against the United States of America to recover damages for the death of her husband.

After considering the evidence and briefs submitted by counsel, the Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.

FINDINGS OF FACT

I

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