Legal Opinion
James Chambers and Lydia Chambers v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1966No. 18021PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs James and Lydia Chambers brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., seeking damages for the death of their son, Airman Third Class John E. Chambers.
The complaint alleged that on the date of his death, decedent was an enlisted man in the United States Air Force assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base in Johnson County, Missouri; that the United States maintained and operated a base swimming pool for its personnel; and that while swimming in the base pool on August 17, 1963, decedent…
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