Legal Opinion
Skees v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1997No. 96-5115PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Shirley Skees, the personal representative and widow of John Skees, appeals the District Court’s order dismissing her complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., pursuant to Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950), which precludes recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries and deaths that occur incident to service in the military. For the reasons set forth below, we agree and AFFIRM the judgment of the District Court.
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The facts of this appeal are uncontested. Defendant, the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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- United States v. ShearerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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