Trotter v. United States

PORTERIE, District Judge.

This is an action brought by J. Howard Trotter, a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana, against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq. The plaintiff alleges that he was driving his automobile on a public highway near Gaplen, Texas (being the highway running between Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas), when it was struck by Coast Guard vehicle No. T10724, owned iby the United States, and then and there negligently operated by a member of the United States Coast Guard, who was then acting within the scope of his employment…