Iokepa v. United States

WIIG, District Judge.

This action was brought against the United States of America under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), and the Hawaii Wrongful Death Act1 by the father and minor sister of Russell Iokepa, a minor, who died on May 31, 1954 as the result of injuries suffered when a dud shell exploded on the Parker Ranch on the island of Hawaii.

Plaintiffs’ claim is that the United States of America negligently left the dud shell on property belonging to the deceased’s employer, which had formerly been used by the Government as a firing range and which was returned by the…