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YOUNGER v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-3277.

662 F.2d 580 (1981)

Raymond E. YOUNGER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1981.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard W. Moen, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Donald M. Currie, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for the U.S.

Before PREGERSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and KELLAM, Senior District Judge.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Raymond and Flora Younger (the Youngers) filed this Federal Tort Claims Act suit after two of their minor children died of smoke inhalation on March 24, 1978 when a fire occurred in their Army residence at Fort Lewis, Washington. The Youngers' two-story Fort Lewis dwelling had no second story fire exit. The Youngers contend that their daughters' deaths would have been prevented if smoke detectors had been installed in their Army...

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