KING v. UNITED STATES

No. 12905.

178 F.2d 320 (1949)

KING v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gus B. Mauermann, San Antonio, Tex., Robert G. Harris, San Antonio, Tex., Ben F. Foster, San Antonio, Tex., for appellant.

Henry W. Moursund, U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Joel W. Westbrook, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., to recover damages caused by a student flier of the United States Army Air Force when he crashed a training plane into her home in San Antonio, Texas, setting fire to and destroying the home and its contents. Seven associated actions arose out of this crash, and the outcome of these actions depends upon the decision of the appeal now...

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