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THOMAS v. UNITED STATES

No. 14228.

327 F.2d 379 (1964)

Catherine THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

January 27, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Kelly and John T. Coburn, Chicago, Ill., Coburn, Kelly & Roan, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellant.

Frank E. McDonald, U. S. Atty., Barry J. Freeman, John Peter Lulinski, John Powers Crowley, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and KILEY and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.

KILEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment, in her favor, of $11,321.20 in a personal injury action under the Federal Tort Claims Act.1 The ground of appeal is the inadequacy of the award for pain and suffering.2

The unique issue presented is: Whether the district court erred in allowing only nominal damages for the element of pain and suffering on the ground that plaintiff, because of...

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