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COLLAZO v. U.S.

No. 87-1928.

850 F.2d 1 (1988)

Catalina COLLAZO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael Gonzalez Velez, Santurce, P.R., with whom Carlos J. Morales Bauza, Rio Piedras, P.R., and Rafael Gonzalez Velez Law Offices, Santurce, P.R., were on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Miguel A. Fernandez, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez-Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

The wife and children of Angel Rivera brought a suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-80 (1982). They claimed, among other things, that personnel at the Veterans Administration hospital in San Juan negligently treated (or failed to treat) Angel Rivera and that their negligence led to his suicide. In their complaint, appellants make the following points: Angel Rivera, a veteran, received...

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