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STECKLER v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-1141.

549 F.2d 1372 (1977)

Glen Dale STECKLER and Annette Steckler, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Kripke, Denver, Colo., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard J. Spelts, First Asst. U. S. Atty., Denver, Colo. (James L. Treece, U. S. Atty., and David T. Fisher, Asst. U. S. Atty., Denver, Colo., on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before McWILLIAMS, BARRETT and DOYLE, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

In this Federal Tort Claims action, the appellants sought and obtained a favorable court awarded judgment based on the medical malpractice of the Veterans Administration Hospital at Denver. The claim was that the V.A. staff neglected to recognize and treat a lack of blood circulation in the legs of plaintiff Glen Steckler. The theory at trial was that this misdiagnosis resulted in amputation of Steckler's left leg above the knee and...

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