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PHILLIPS v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1291.

792 F.2d 639 (1986)

Elnora PHILLIPS, Special Administrator of the Estate of Jerry Dean Phillips, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Lambert Harris, Lambert & Wilson, Marion, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Simpkins, Asst. U.S. Atty. (Frederick J. Hess, U.S. Atty.), East St. Louis, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and WILL, Senior District Judge.

WILL, Senior District Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). It arises out of the accidental death of Jerry Dean Phillips ("Phillips"), the husband of Elnora Phillips, who sues as the Administrator of his estate ("Administrator"). The accident on Monday, April 20, 1981, occurred when Phillips, an independent electrical sub-contractor who was installing conduit and lights on a water tower on the grounds of the United States...

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