Legal Opinion
Eddie Tyrone Cranford v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 2006No. 06-10685PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether the “discretionary function exception” to the waivers of sovereign immunity in the Suits in Admiralty Act and the Public Vessels Act applies to decisions of federal officials in marking and choosing not to remove a submerged wreck. Eddie Tyrone Cranford, Howard Melech, and Diane Melech filed complaints against the United States regarding personal injuries and death suffered in an allision of a pleasure boat and a submerged wreck. Their complaints alleged negligence by the government, and the district court dismissed the complaints for…
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