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DOSS v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-1155.

659 F.2d 863 (1981)

Monroe DOSS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1981.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin T. Sigillito, Fairview Heights, Ill., for appellant.

Robert D. Kingsland, U. S. Atty., Bruce D. White, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff brought this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), 2671-80. On June 27, 1979, the district court awarded Doss $95,000 and allowed his counsel to take $17,000 out of the award as attorney's fees, 476 F.Supp. 630. This court, in an unpublished opinion dated June 13, 1980, 8th Cir., 624 F.2d 1109, remanded the damages issue and directed the district court to separately specify the...

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