Legal Opinion
Brown v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 12, 1985No. Civ. A. 81-168-TPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
In an opinion issued December 21, 1984, this court narrowly applied traditional tort principles to a unique factual setting in holding the government liable, because of its failure to properly maintain a computerized weather buoy, for the drowning deaths of three lobster fishermen. 1 Brown v. United States, 599 F.Supp. 877 (D.Mass. 1984). On January 28, 1985, a bench trial was held on the issue of damages. After the submission of post-trial briefs, the damages controversy was taken under advisement on June 6, 1985.
Plaintiffs seek to recover damages under the…
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