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BEECH v. UNITED STATES

No. 21664.

345 F.2d 872 (1965)

Reverend Johnstone BEECH and Mrs. Maryalma Beech, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 26, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis E. Marshall, San Antonio, Tex., for appellants.

Frederick B. Abramson, Sherman L. Cohn, J. F. Bishop, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., William O. Murray, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., John W. Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ernest Morgan, U. S. Atty., for respondent.

Before BROWN and BELL, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.

HUNTER, District Judge.

On February 28, 1963, Reverend and Mrs. Beech instituted this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act seeking damage for the alleged negligence of hospital employees in placing and leaving an excessive amount of wax on the hospital floor and thus causing Mrs. Beech's fall and her resultant injuries. The complaint also alleged that the hospital doctors, by their neglect and fault, had failed to provide her with proper care and treatment, and...

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