SIMPSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 71-1504.

454 F.2d 691 (1972)

William E. SIMPSON, a Minor, etc., William H. Simpson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

February 4, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Fleming, Clarksville, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellants; S. McP. Glasgow, Jr., Glasgow, Adams & Taylor, Nashville, Tenn., Marks & Fleming, Clarksville, Tenn., on brief.

Ames Davis, Asst. U. S. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., for defendant-appellee; Charles H. Anderson, U. S. Atty., Ames Davis, Asst. U. S. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., on brief.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and WEICK and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of their Federal Tort Claims Act suit. We affirm.

The case arises out of the explosion of an army rifle grenade while in the possession of William E. Simpson, an almost nineteen year old college student at Austin Peay University at Clarksville, Tennessee. Simpson dropped the grenade to the pavement while showing it to another student. It exploded, severely injuring Simpson. Suit was filed by Simpson and his...

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