REWIS v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 1508.

304 F.Supp. 410 (1969)

Mrs. Annie Laurie REWIS, Adm., Estate of Joann Rewis et al., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. Georgia.

September 26, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Bergen, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff.

Reeves Lewis, Asst. U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga.; Thomas L. Young, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C.


JUDGMENT

LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.

This is a suit by the parents of a fifteen-months-old child against the United States under the Federal Torts Claims Act for damages in the amount of $1,187,250.00 for the death of the infant which allegedly resulted from the malpractice of an Army physician in failing to diagnose a case of aspirin poisoning and consequent negligent care and treatment of the patient.

The case was tried before Judge Scarlett in the...

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