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BECK BY CHAIN v. THOMPSON

No. 86-4010.

818 F.2d 1204 (1987)

Amanda Hudson BECK, A Minor, by John H. CHAIN, Her Next Friend, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Susan Leslie THOMPSON, Executrix of the Estate of James P. Thompson, Deceased, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 11, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Tardy, Alex A. Alston, Jr., David A. Bowers, Jackson, Miss., Schmid, Ford, Mooney & Frederick, Omaha, Neb., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael S. Allred, David A. Barfield, S. Craig Panter, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, RANDALL, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

James Thompson and Dr. Priscilla Chain Beck died when they were not rescued after Thompson's airplane crashed into the side of Mt. Graham, Arizona. Dr. Beck's daughter, Amanda Beck, filed this suit and now appeals from entry of an adverse judgment in favor of Thompson's Estate following a bench trial. Amanda contends that James Thompson breached his duty of care to her mother when he failed to have an authorized emergency locater...

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