DENTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-3689.

638 F.2d 1218 (1981)

Norma DENTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan L. Froelich, Wendells, Froelich, Power & Lakefish, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert M. Hollis, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before SKOPIL and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and BURKE, District Judge.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Norma Denton appeals from the district court's denial of her motion for summary judgment and grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

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Appellant is the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Charles K. Denton. In...

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