Legal Opinion
Duke v. United States
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided January 9, 1989No. Civ. A. B-86-1798-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
The plaintiffs decedent died in a boating accident on May 12, 1984. The plaintiff contends that the accident occurred within the confines of the Big Thicket National Park (BTNP), four hundred to five hundred feet north of the Neches River, on Booth’s Bayou.
Taking her first action on May 8, 1986, the plaintiff submitted an administrative claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act. After a final determination under this Act, the plaintiff filed suit on December 22, 1986. On March 23, 1987, the government filed its first motion on this matter, contending that…
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