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GRUNNET v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-5919.

730 F.2d 573 (1984)

Mabel GRUNNET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Odgers, Claremont, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dzintra I. Janavs, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before SNEED and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.

EAST, Senior District Judge.

Mabel Grunnet filed this wrongful death action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671, et seq. Grunnet alleged that as a direct and proximate result of allegedly negligent acts committed by the United States, Grunnet's adult daughter died in Jonestown, Guyana. The District Court dismissed the action. We affirm.

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Grunnet's daughter, Patricia...

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