LEIGH v. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN.

No. 87-3698 Summary Calendar.

860 F.2d 652 (1988)

Jason LEIGH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, and United States of America, Martin Marietta Corp., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ford T. Hardy, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Jason Leigh.

Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., David P. Gontar, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for Martin Marietta Corp.

Glenn K. Schreiber, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for Nat. Aeronautics and the U.S.

Before RUBIN, GARWOOD and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Jason Leigh (Leigh) asks us to reverse the district court's summary judgment dismissal of his personal injury tort actions against the United States and his employer, Martin Marietta Corporation (MMC), which was a subcontractor of the United States through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Leigh brought suit against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which waives the...

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