FINLEY v. U. S.

No. C66-474.

28 Ohio Misc. 1 (1970)

FINLEY v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

Decided July 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ramon Basie, for plaintiff.

Mr. Robert B. Krupansky, United States attorney, Mr. Donald N. Jaffe, assistant United States attorney, and Mr. Gerald D. Freed, United States Department of Justice, for defendant.


GREEN, District Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S. Code, Section 2671 et seq. The basis of the plaintiff's claim is alleged malpractice on the part of certain physicians employed by the Veterans Administration.

This action is novel in that it arises from a total depigmentation of the plaintiff, a Negro. Photographs introduced into evidence reflect that prior to the events set forth in plaintiff's complaint, his skin...

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