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STENCEL AERO ENGINEERING CORP. v. U. S.

No. 76-321.

431 U.S. 666 (1977)

STENCEL AERO ENGINEERING CORP. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Whalen argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Thomas S. Martin argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Friedman and Acting Assistant Attorney General Jaffe.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether the United States is liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S. C. § 2674, to indemnify a third party for damages paid by it to a member of the Armed Forces injured in the course of military service.

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On June 9, 1973, Captain John Donham was permanently injured when the egress life-support system of his F-100 fighter aircraft...

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