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COSTLEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 13015.

181 F.2d 723 (1950)

COSTLEY et al. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 5, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy P. Allison, San Antonio, Texas, Egbert Schweppe, San Antonio, Texas, C. F. Schweppe, San Antonio, Texas, for appellants.

Joel W. Westbrook, Asst. U. S. Attorney, San Antonio, Texas, H. W. Moursund, U. S. Attorney, San Antonio, Texas, for appellee.

Before HOLMES, WALLER, and BORAH, Circuit Judges.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a suit brought by the plaintiffs under the Federal Tort Claims Act1 for negligence of the employees of an army hospital in administering a harmful substance, instead of the prescribed spinal anaesthetic, to a master sergeant's wife who had been admitted to the maternity section of the hospital.

John L. Costley, one of the appellants...

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