Coffey v. United States

Full title: RICHARD E. COFFEY AND MILDRED M. COFFEY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. UNITED…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 27, 1972

455 F.2d 1380 (9th Cir. 1972)

Opinion

Nos. 71-1858, 71-1859.

March 27, 1972.

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.

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

Before ELY, CARTER and CHOY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

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.

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).