Diaz Castro v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

TORRUELLA, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a Sergeant in the Police Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, seeks to recover damages from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., for personal injuries he claims were sustained aboard an Eastern Airlines aircraft.

The pertinent facts of this case may be summarized as follows:

On July 15, 1976, a superior officer ordered the Plaintiff to meet a returning Eastern Airlines flight. He boarded the plane accompanied by two other police officers, whereupon they learned that a child had…