Irving v. United States

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 96-2368 GAIL MERCHANT IRVING, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE [Hon. Steven J. McAuliffe, U.S. District Judge] Before Torruella, Chief Judge, Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge, Selya, Boudin, Stahl, Lynch and Lipez, Circuit Judges. Phyllis J. Pyles, Attorney, Torts Branch, Civil Division, with whom Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Paul M. Gagnon, United States Attorney, and Jeffrey Axelrad, Attorney, Torts Branch,…