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FORSYTHE MEATS v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF AGR.

No. 80 Civ. 2335 (KTD).

508 F.Supp. 237 (1981)

FORSYTHE MEATS, INC., Daniel Forsythe, and Mildred Forsythe, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, John Raymond, and Joseph Perchiacca, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

February 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sahn, Shapiro & Epstein, New York City, for plaintiffs; Barry S. Gillman, New York City, of counsel.

John S. Martin, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, New York City, for defendants; William J. Brennan, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:

I begin with the proposition that the federal government is entitled to sovereign immunity from all suits which might be brought against it by its citizens. Recognizing the harshness of such an absolutist doctrine, Congress enacted the Federal Tort Claims Act which permits suits by private persons against the United States for the negligence of federal...

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