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PIGGOTT v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 72-1822, 72-1823.

480 F.2d 138 (1973)

Barbara Ann PIGGOTT, Administratrix of the Estate of Keith Alexander Piggott, a deceased infant, 9 years of age, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Barbara Ann PIGGOTT, Administratrix of the Estate of Joyce Janet Piggott, a deceased infant, 13 years of age, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry P. Anderson, Jr., Richmond, Va. (Anderson, Haw, Parkerson & Beazley, Richmond, Va., William R. Bland and Stone, Bland & Woods, Williamsburg, Va., on brief), for appellants.

Robert T. Williams, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Brian P. Gettings, U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, FIELD and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, administratrix of the estates of her two deceased children, sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., on the theory that the United States was negligent in operating and maintaining a beach at one of its National Historical Parks. The district court found that the United States was not negligent and entered judgment for the defendant. It is from this finding that appellant seeks relief...

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