HARRIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-1566.

718 F.2d 654 (1983)

Alice Price HARRIS, as Executrix of the Estate of Mark Price Faulkenberry, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Wesley Drawdy, Columbia, S.C. (Drawdy & Dryer, Columbia, S.C., on brief), for appellant.

Jack L. Marshall, U.S. Atty., Columbia, S.C., for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, ERVIN, Circuit Judge, and BRYAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

In an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), the executrix of the estate of Mark P. Faulkenberry appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant United States. We affirm.

I.

On August 6, 1975 at about 5:00 p.m., two civilian teenagers named Mark P. Faulkenberry and Randy T. Kirby were injured when their car ran off the road near Fort Jackson, South Carolina. According...

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