Marr v. United States
District Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1969-05-15 · cited 6×
This case involved a lawsuit by the plaintiff against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging negligence by government agencies in certifying an airline and pilot, chartering the carrier, and failing to ensure adequate inspections, weather communications, maintenance, and landing facilities. The court first ordered the plaintiff to amend the complaint with more specific details on the claimed acts of negligence to clarify whether they were operational or discretionary. The court then dismissed the action, holding that the alleged failures involved discretionary functions of government for which the United States has not consented to be sued, and that recharacterizing them as operational negligence did not create a viable claim.