UNTHANK v. UNITED STATES

No. 82-2272.

732 F.2d 1517 (1984)

Verlin G. UNTHANK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Axelrad, Washington, D.C. (Mary Ann Murphy, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. and Leslie C. Ohta, with him on brief) (J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., and Brent Ward, U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, also with him on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Clark W. Sessions, Salt Lake City, Utah (John F. Clark, Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on brief), of Sessions & Moore, Salt Lake City, Utah, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BARRETT, McKAY and LOGAN, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

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