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CHAPMAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 13613.

194 F.2d 974 (1952)

CHAPMAN et ux. v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 8, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack K. Ayer, Houston, Tex., for appellants.

Brian S. Odem, U. S. Atty., William R. Eckhardt, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and HOLMES and STRUM, Circuit Judges.

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act1 by his father and mother, beneficiaries of the action conferred by Art. 2315 Louisiana Civil Code, this suit was for damages for the death of their son as a result of the crash in Louisiana of a United States Air Force plane killing all on board.

The claims of negligence set out in great detail in the complaint, reduced to their essence, were three in number: (1...

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