Abille v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

WILLIAM W SCHWARZER, District Judge.

This is an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq., arising from the wrongful death of plaintiff’s husband, Manuel Abille. Jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). The law of Alaska, the place where the act or omission complained of occurred, controls. Richards v. United States, 369 U.S. 1, 9, 82 S.Ct. 585, 7 L.Ed.2d 492 (1962); United States v. English, 521 F.2d 63, 65 (9th Cir. 1975). 1 The case was tried to the Court, without a jury, on November 13,…