RUCKER v. AVCO CORP.

Civ. A. No. 85-0145(L).

628 F.Supp. 554 (1986)

Harry C. RUCKER, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Barbara Sales Rucker, Plaintiff, v. AVCO CORPORATION, the United States of America, and John Doe and Jane Doe, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia.

January 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Falcone, Mosby & Falcone, Lynchburg, Va., for plaintiff.

Charles F. Midkiff, James W. Tredway, III, Christian, Barton, Epps, Brent & Chappell, Richmond, Va., E. Montgomery Tucker, Paul F. Figley, Asst. Dir., Torts Branch, Civil Div., Mark Rachlin, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

TURK, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff Harry C. Rucker, Jr. filed this wrongful death action under the Federal Torts Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. ("FTCA"), against Avco Corporation, the United States of America and John Doe and Jane Doe on August 28, 1985. The United States has moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that this court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action and the complaint fails to state...

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