Martin John Beattie v. United States

When Congress enacted the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), it obviously did not consider the legal ramifications of torts committed by civilian personnel in Antarctica and, of course, made no specific provision for such an action. Cf. Antarctica Conservation Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. § 2404(e) (including special venue provision). As a result,

This is one of those cases that a judge is likely to leave by the same door through which he enters. As we have been told by a master of our craft, “Some theory of liability, some philosophy of the end to be served by tightening or enlarging the circle of…