Legal Opinion
Coates v. United States
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided May 6, 1985No. 83-1191PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MIHM, District Judge.
This is an action for damages flowing from the death on July 15, 1982 of Terry Coates, husband and father of the Plaintiffs. Suit is brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq, being based upon § 2674. Jurisdiction of this Court is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) and venue is properly asserted under 28 U.S.C. § 1402(b). Colorado law applies.
FINDINGS OF FACT
On the day Terry Coates drowned, he was camping with his wife and two children in an area of Rocky Mountain National Park known as the Aspenglen Campground. He was, on that…
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