RUCKER v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF LABOR

Nos. 85-1273, 85-1886.

798 F.2d 891 (1986)

Kenneth D. RUCKER, Sally Rucker, Individually, and as Next Friend of Kenyeach Rucker, Tony Powell, and Latisseus Powell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, United States of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Tyler (argued), Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ross I. MacKenzie (argued), Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before KEITH and BOGGS, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

This case arose when Kenneth D. Rucker fell down a stairway in a building owned by the United States. In connection with his fall and resulting injuries, Rucker presented to the Department of Labor a Standard Form 95, "Claim for Damages, Injury, or Death." In the box labeled "AMOUNT OF CLAIM ... PERSONAL INJURY" he indicated:

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