SKIPPER v. U.S.

No. 92-8231.

1 F.3d 349 (1993)

Laura Blueford SKIPPER, Individually and as Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Royletta L. Blueford, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Paniszczyn, Asst. U.S. Atty., Ronald F. Ederer, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, for defendant-appellant.

John B. Luscombe, Jr., El Paso, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, KING, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Royletta Blueford was shot and killed at the Non-Commissioned Officers Club at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas on July 8, 1984, by Charles Haywood, a former boyfriend. Blueford's mother, Laura Blueford Skipper, brought this action against the United States, alleging that the officer's club negligently served alcoholic beverages to Haywood when he was intoxicated and that this negligence was a proximate...

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