Barroll v. United States

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

In this action under the Federal Tort: Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671-2678, 2680, plaintiff claims that the fall of plaster from the ceilings of his house-on Turner’s Creek, in Kent County, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, during-the years 1952 and 1953, was caused by the firing of cannon during testing operations at the Aberdeen Proving Ground,, some 8 miles away across the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay. The government contends that the fall of the plaster was not caused by any “negligent or wrongful act or omission” on thepárt of any employee of the…