Miller v. United States Dept. of Interior

OPINION

HILLMAN, Chief Judge.

This action was brought by plaintiff, Jerry Miller, against defendant, United States of America, under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recover damages for personal injuries plaintiff sustained on August 5, 1980 when he jumped or fell from a rope swing into the Platte River in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park, a national park located in northwest Michigan.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park was authorized by Congress in 1970. 84 Stat. 1075, 16 U.S.C. § 460x et seq. Consisting of approximately 71,000 acres of land and water along Lake Michigan, the…