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BOWLES v. U.S.

No. 89-3367.

950 F.2d 154 (1991)

Diana M. (Gurney) BOWLES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, and Walter Curtis Hill, Richard Gale, Bridgestone Corporation, and Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Michael Broas, Anderson, Hibey, Nauheim & Blair, Washington, D.C., argued (Richard A. Hibey and Steven M. Alderton, on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert C. Erickson, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., argued (Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty., on brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, WIDENER, Circuit Judge, and HADEN, Chief District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Diana Bowles appeals the district court's dismissal of the United States as a defendant in a tort action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. Because we agree with the district court that "the inquiry necessary for the plaintiff to establish liability on the United States ... would necessarily reveal matters covered by the [state secrets] privilege," we affirm.

Mrs. Bowles was seriously...

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