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PERSONS v. U.S.

No. 89-55387.

925 F.2d 292 (1991)

Robin E. PERSONS; Estate of Kelly Persons; and Timothy Persons, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Massey, Massey & Feldman, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John F. Cordes and Lowell V. Sturgill, Jr., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and SINGLETON, District Judge.

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

Robin E. Persons and her four-year-old son Timothy appeal from the entry of a judgment dismissing their action against Balboa Naval Hospital and the United States Navy. The complaint alleges that as a result of the hospital's negligence, Petty Officer Kelly Persons (Robin's husband and Timothy's father) committed suicide. Appellants seek damages for the serviceman's wrongful death and for the Navy's alleged negligent...

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