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WYATT v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1131.

783 F.2d 45 (1986)

Floyd G. WYATT; Carol Wyatt, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Laville, Asst. U.S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., John F. Cordes and Constance Wynn, argued, Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Gary C. Newton, argued, Sloan Benefiel & Farrer, Kalamazoo, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MERRITT and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

In 1981, Floyd Wyatt, a federal employee on a military base, filed a Federal Tort Claims Act suit after losing four fingers during operation of a forklift. Following extensive discovery, the parties agreed to a structured settlement in February 1983.1 The structured settlement, which was acceptable to Wyatt, provided for an initial cash payment of $153,626, and for deferred payments in future years. As a part of...

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