District Court, N.D. Illinois February 13, 1981, Nos. 79 C 2581, 79 C 2589 (Doty v. United States)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

In these consolidated admiralty actions plaintiffs Betty Doty, Linda Winters and *251Melba Kohl (“plaintiffs”) seek damages from the United States (“government”) for the death of the husband of each plaintiff in a boating accident, allegedly caused by the government’s negligent maintenance and operation of Lock and Dam No.