RAYNER v. UNITED STATES

No. 83-8884.

760 F.2d 1217 (1985)

Brenda J. RAYNER, for herself & minor children Brenton S. Rayner, Christopher S. Rayner & Bruce S. Rayner, as widow and surviving children of Sgt. Benton Ward Rayner, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry D. Sanders, Steve Dugan, Columbus, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Greg Leonard, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jack Hood, Macon, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 24, 1985.

PER CURIAM:

This suit was brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-2680 (1982), for the death of a serviceman allegedly caused by the doctors and staff of a military hospital. The district court granted summary judgment for the government. We affirm under the authority of Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135

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