SHEEHAN v. U.S.

No. 88-15120.

896 F.2d 1168 (1990)

Joan SHEEHAN, formerly known as Joan Wycoff, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry K. Cimmet, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

George C. Stoll and Sandra L. Willis, Asst. U.S. Attys., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, PREGERSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:

Joan Sheehan appeals (1) the grant of summary judgment for the government on Sheehan's claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") for intentional infliction of emotional distress, on the ground that recovery for this tort is excluded from FTCA by 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h), and (2) the dismissal of her claim under that act for negligent infliction of emotional distress on the ground...

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