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STANCIL v. UNITED STATES

No. 7821.

267 F.2d 268 (1959)

Rosa L. STANCIL, Administratrix of the Estate of George Ben Stancil, deceased, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 26, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold G. Weinberg, Norfolk, Va. (Fine, Fine, Legum, Weinberg & Schwan, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

W. F. Powers, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va. (John M. Hollis, U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and BOREMAN and STANLEY, District Judges.

SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.

An action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b) et seq., was instituted in the District Court to recover damages for the death of George Ben Stancil who was electrocuted on contact with a high tension wire on the Government's Pier No. 1 at the Hampton Roads Army Terminal in Norfolk, Virginia. Stancil's widow, as administratrix of his estate, charged that the death was due to negligent failure...

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