MURRAY v. UNITED STATES

No. 03-2463.

381 F.3d 810 (2004)

Lynn MURRAY, a minor, by Lesa MURRAY, her mother and natural guardian; Lesa Murray, individually, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; Department of the Army, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was Ronald H. Schneider of Willmar, MN. Also appearing on the brief was David W. Schneider.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Gregroy B. Brooker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, of Minneapolis, MN. Also appearing on the brief was Thomas B. Heffelfinger.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, SMITH, Circuit Judge, and DORR, District Judge.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Seventeen-year-old Jessica Ann Baker and fourteen-year-old Lynn Murray were involved in a tragic single-car automobile accident. Baker, the driver, was en route to Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School where she and Murray were students. On the way, Baker lost control of the car and was killed. Her passenger, Murray, was severely injured. Murray (and her mother) filed suit against the United States of America, under the Federal Tort Claims Act ...

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