Mahon v. United States

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. The plaintiff Michael Mahon (“Mahon”) alleges that the failure of the United States1 to *145alter a railing on the second story portico of the Commandant’s House on the Charlestown Navy Yard resulted in Mahon falling over that railing and sustaining severe injuries. Mahon further alleges that in its dealings with Eastern National and Amelia Occasions, Inc. (“Amelia Occasions”), the United States was required to employ a so-called “concession contract,” which would…