Carr v. United States

HOFFMAN, District Judge.

This action, originally instituted under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b) on April 28, 1953, seeks recovery of damages alleged to have been sustained in May, 1952, to certain oyster grounds in the northwest prong of the Severn River, Gloucester County, Virginia, leased to N. Clements Carr from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The complaint alleges that salvage boats using grapnels or dredges were negligently operated by employees of the United States Government in such a manner as to destroy the oyster grounds. It is further alleged that the actions…