ABRAHAM v. U.S.

No. 90-3589.

932 F.2d 900 (1991)

Patricia S. ABRAHAM, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Raymond Zedan Abraham, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Lewis, Lewis, Paul, Isaac & Castillo, P.A., Lane Burnett, Jerry J. Waxman, Waxman & Siemer, PA., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ralph J. Lee, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Wayne T. Ault, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before FAY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Patricia Abraham filed suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging that two military physicians who were participating in surgical rotations at University Hospital of Jacksonville, a Florida civilian hospital, committed medical malpractice resulting in the death of her husband, Raymond Abraham. The United States moved for summary judgment, asserting that it could not be held liable for acts...

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