Mr. Justice Reed, with whom Mr. Justice Burton, Mr. Justice Clark, and Mr. Justice Minton join, dissenting. The Court reverses the judgment on the ground that the United States is liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages caused by the negligence of the Coast Guard in maintaining a lighthouse light near the mouth of the Mississippi. The alleged negligence was the failure of t…
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