1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 683 F.2d
  5. 683 F.2d 847 (1982)
 

CUNNINGHAM v. UNITED STATES

No. 81-1437.

683 F.2d 847 (1982)

Warren Wayne CUNNINGHAM, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Gamble, Amherst, Va. (Donald G. Pendleton, Pendleton & Gamble, Amherst, Va., James A. Eichner, Beale, Eichner, Wright, Denton & Shields, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Robert W. Jaspen, Asst. U. S. Atty., Richmond, Va. (Justin W. Williams, U. S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before WIDENER, ERVIN and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

This is a medical malpractice action brought because plaintiff allegedly became impotent as a result of a sphincterotomy performed at the McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond. The district court found in favor of the defendant, and we affirm.

Plaintiff is a partial quadriplegic as a result of spinal injuries sustained in 1968 in Viet Nam. Plaintiff is confined to a wheelchair, and, beginning at the time of the Viet Nam injuries, he...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases