COCKERHAM v. GARVIN

No. 84-5619.

768 F.2d 784 (1985)

Lee Roy COCKERHAM, Jr., and Jane Cockerham, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David GARVIN, et al., Defendants, Veterans Administration, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Argued June 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Huddleston, argued, Huddleston Brothers & Duncan, Bowling Green, Ky., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ronald E. Meredith, U.S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., Michael F. Spalding, David Busse, argued, for defendant-appellee.

Before MERRITT and CONTIE, Circuit Judges; BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a veteran who received extensive medical services while in a Veterans Administration Hospital, appeals from the judgment of the District Court awarding the costs of those services to the Veterans Administration under the Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2651. The Court awarded judgment to the Veterans Administration after the government filed a motion asking the Court to award it funds that had been placed in escrow pursuant...

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