Legal Opinion
Laurence F. Kelly, as Administrator of the Estate of Richard C. Kelly v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 8, 1976No. 268, Docket 75-6043PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFRIN, District Judge:
This case arises from the drowning death of Richard C. Kelly on September 4, 1970 near Sodus Point, New York, on Lake Ontario following the capsize of a 19-foot sailboat on which Mr. Kelly and three companions had embarked for a pleasure trip. The plaintiff, decedent’s administrator, contends that the United States Coast Guard was negligent in failing to rescue Mr. Kelly and in causing other would-be rescuers not to come to his aid.
Plaintiff filed a claim for settlement with the Coast Guard on August 31, 1972, as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 2672, the administrative…
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