TAGGART v. U.S.

No. 86-1925.

880 F.2d 867 (1989)

Kathleen TAGGART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome A. Susskind (argued), Jerome A. Susskind, P.C., Jackson, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Victoria A. Roberts (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., Janice Kittel Mann, Asst. U.S. Atty., for defendant-appellee.

Before ENGEL, Chief Judge; RYAN, Circuit Judge; and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


ENGEL, Chief Judge.

In this action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Plaintiff-Appellant Kathleen Taggart appeals a summary judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, holding Defendant-Appellee United States of America immune from liability, given a settlement agreement executed between Taggart and a third party, the All Saints Episcopal Church. We find that the settlement agreement precludes Taggart's action against...

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