Legal Opinion
Linda Chapman, and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1976No. 75-2162, 75-2163PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Associate Justice.
Linda Chapman, Administratrix of the Estate of Murrel Chapman, deceased, the appellee, recovered a judgment for $49,-207.00 against the United States of America, appellant, under the provisions of the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C. § 741 et seq.), for the death of her husband, Murrel, when the small boat in which he was fishing was swept over a submerged dam in the Kankakee River. Initially, she included in her complaint an alternative count under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq.), but the District Court dismissed the same, and no appeal was…
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