Legal Opinion
Gaspar v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 20, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-3311-CPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAFFREY, Chief Judge.
This is an action by the plaintiffs, Silvario Gaspar and Pearl D. Gaspar, to recover damages sustained when their fishing vessel BLUE WATERS sunk after it collided in the Gloucester Inner Harbor with an unmanned barge, the MARGARET T. The complaint alleges that the damages were due solely to the negligence of employees of the United States Coast Guard. This action is properly maintainable under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 742, as amended in 1960. The Act subjects the United States to liability in personam in cases in which a proceeding in admiralty…
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