Legal Opinion
Daniel A. Boudreau v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1995No. 94-10636PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
At issue is whether the Flood Control Act of 1928, 33 U.S.C. § 702c (“No liability ... [to] United States for any damages from ... flood waters.... ”), provides immunity for the United States from the alleged negligence of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in attempting to tow a stranded recreational vessel on a flood control lake. Finding that this activity was “associated with flood control”, United States v. James, 478 U.S. 597, 608, 106 S.Ct. 3116, 3122, 92 L.Ed.2d 483 (1986), we AFFIRM.
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On July 5, 1992, Daniel Boudreau and a friend took Boudreau’s boat, the…
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