HETZEL v. U.S.

No. 93-5193.

43 F.3d 1500 (1995)

Frederic V. HETZEL and Mary Hetzel, Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Ryan, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Atty., R. Craig Lawrence and John D. Bates, Asst. U.S. Attys. David B. Orbuch, Asst. U.S. Atty., entered an appearance.

Laurence Shore, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the briefs was Nathan D. Povich.

Before: WALD, WILLIAMS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion of the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

Concurring opinion by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the issue whether the United States can be held liable for negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1988), for an accident caused by a federal officer's high-speed chase of a criminal suspect in the District of Columbia. Appellees Frederic V...

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