WOOTEN v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 80-2064-H.

574 F.Supp. 200 (1982)

John A. WOOTEN, et al., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Tennessee, W.D.

July 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack D. Kopald, Everett B. Gibson, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff.

W. Hickman Ewing, Jr., U.S. Atty., Joe A. Dycus, Asst. U.S. Atty., Memphis, Tenn., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF JUDGMENT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

HORTON, District Judge.

This case arises under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), 2671 et seq. The issue before the Court is whether the Veterans Administration Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, was negligent in failing to adequately supervise, care for and otherwise prevent injury to an 83 year-old heart patient who, during the night of October...

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