Legal Opinion
Blanco v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 14, 1979No. 78 Civ. 3047 (IBC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.
The decedent, a United States citizen, was employed by defendant, United States Government, as a seaman and crew-member aboard the USNS Sealift Atlantic in April, 1977 when the incidents allegedly leading up to his wrongful death at forty-eight occurred. While the vessel was in the mid-Atlantic the decedent became hysterical, suffering from hallucinations that people were trying to kill him.
The Master of the ship directed that the decedent be confined under guard in the ship’s hospital. He escaped confinement on several occasions in the next few hours;…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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