Richard E. Coffey and Mildred M. Coffey v. United States of America, Richard E

455 F.2d 1380

Richard E. COFFEY and Mildred M. Coffey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. Richard E. COFFEY and Mildred M. Coffey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees, UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees, v. The ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY CO., Defendant-Appellant.

Nos. 71-1858, 71-1859.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 27, 1972.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California; Russell E. Smith, Judge.

William A. Dougherty (argued), of Dougherty, Law, Phillips, & Naughton, Tustin, Cal., David E. Parry (argued), John J. Balluff and John J. Schimmenti, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Leonard Schaitman, Washington, D. C. (argued), Morton Hollander, Washington, D. C., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., L. Patrick Gray, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before ELY, CARTER and CHOY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

1

The facts of the case may be found in the decision of the district court in Coffey v. United States (D.C.S.D.Cal., 1971) 324 F.Supp. 1087 . It is clear that Coffey was acting incident to military service.

2

The order of the district court granting a motion for summary judgment in behalf of the United States, appellee, is affirmed on the authority of Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135 , 71 S.Ct. 153 , 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950).