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SCOTT v. UNITED STATES VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION

No. 90-4699. Summary Calendar.

929 F.2d 146 (1991)

James SCOTT and Floretta Thomas Scott, As Individuals and in the Interest of Zimblis Scott, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The UNITED STATES VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION and United States of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 14, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet L. Dunn, Dunn & Dunn, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John R. Halliburton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Joseph S. Cage, Jr., U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Zimblis Scott, a twenty-seven-year-old veteran with a lengthy history of mental problems, was discharged from the Alexandria, Louisiana Veterans Administration Medical Center on April 1, 1987. Two days later he was found dead by a roadway in Jennings, Louisiana. His parents, James and Floretta T. Scott, filed individual administrative claims for wrongful death and personal injuries against the Veterans Administration. The Department of Veterans Affairs...

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