LITTLE v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 69-910.

317 F.Supp. 8 (1970)

Elizabeth LITTLE and George Little, her husband v. The UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

September 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Kelly, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Louis C. Bechtle, U. S. Atty., Charles B. Burr, II, Asst. U. S. Atty., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

The government has moved to reduce the ad damnum in this complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, from the total amount of $11,000 claimed by the plaintiffs to $1391. Though this issue is not without difficulty, I find that the more persuasive authorities, when applied to the unique facts of the case, preclude the government from the relief requested.

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