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MYERS v. U.S.

Nos. 92-5812, 92-5813, 92-5814, 92-5816.

17 F.3d 890 (1994)

Barbara G. MYERS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Charles R. Myers (92-5812); Joyce Ann Layne Rollins, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Darrell Glenn Rollins (92-5813); Connie Rancene Kilgore Parson Dykes, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Gaylon L. Parson (92-5814); Georgia Ruth Nolan Henry, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Harvey J. Nolan, Jr. (92-5816), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Woodruff (argued and briefed), James H. Walker, William E. Shofner, Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, Nashville, TN, for Barbara G. Myers, Joyce Ann Layne Rollins, Connie Rancene Kilgore Parson Dykes and Georgia Ruth Nolan Henry.

Gary Humble, David G. Dake, Asst. U.S. Attys., Chattanooga, TN, Phyllis J. Pyles, Robin D. Smith (argued and briefed), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Stuart M. Gerson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Washington, DC, for U.S.

Before: GUY and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges; and DOWD, District Judge.

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

The issue presented is whether, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (the "FTCA"), the United States may be held liable for the deaths of plaintiffs' decedents caused by a methane explosion in a Tennessee coal mine operated by Grundy Mining Company (Grundy). The district court dismissed plaintiffs' cases for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding plaintiffs had not alleged facts sufficient to bring...

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