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PIPER v. U.S.

No. 88-2612.

887 F.2d 861 (1989)

June D. PIPER, as Mother and Guardian of Matthew D. Durran, a Minor, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 10, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Richmond, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

William F. Sherman, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before BEAM, Circuit Judge, HEANEY and BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judges.

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals the district court's judgment awarding damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1982), for dog-bite wounds sustained by Matthew Durran, age eleven, while residing on a military base. The district court held the Government liable for the negligence of a servicemember, TSgt. Robert Williams, who permitted his dog to run free in violation of regulations promulgated by...

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