WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-1497.

568 F.2d 153 (1977)

Alvin H. WRIGHT et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1977.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Andrews of Andrews, Marenda & Moseley, Phoenix, Ariz. (C. R. Henriksen and D. Clayton Fairbourn, Salt Lake City, Utah, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Donald Etra, Civ. Div., Appellate Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Rex E. Lee, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ramon M. Child, U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Ronald R. Glancz, Civ. Div., Appellate Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for defendants-appellants.

Before SETH, HOLLOWAY and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, United States, seeks review of an adverse judgment following trial to the court in a wrongful death action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C.A. § 1346). Such actions may be maintained against the United States "for injury or loss of property, or personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting...

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