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ARETZ v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. Nos. 1158, 1159.

456 F.Supp. 397 (1978)

Eleanore Higginbotham ARETZ, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Thomas F. ARETZ, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. of Georgia, Brunswick Division.

August 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Wessels, Frank P. Brannen, Brannen, Wessels & Searcy, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiffs.

William T. Moore, Jr., U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., Edmund A. Booth, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., Darci L. Rock and James P. Klapps, Tort Section, Civ. Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant.

OPINION

LAWRENCE, Senior District Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW IN ACTIONS BY THOMAS F. ARETZ AND MRS. ARETZ

I

BACKGROUND OF LITIGATION

On June 30, 1977, this Court found that under the Federal Tort Claims Act the United States is liable as a joint tortfeasor for the injuries arising out of the explosion at the plant of Thiokol Chemical Corporation at Woodbine, Georgia on February 3, 1971. The disaster resulted...

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