Legal Opinion
Aktepe v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1997No. 96-2167PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Approximately 300 Turkish Navy sailors appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the United States on their claims for death and personal injury suffered when two missiles fired from the USS SARATOGA (Saratoga) struck their vessel during North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) training exercises. As this case presents a nonjusticiable political question, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
The underlying facts are uncontested. During the fall of 1992, the United States, Turkey, and several other NATO…
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