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SCOTT v. U.S. VETERAN'S ADMIN.

Civ. A. No. 90-0763.

749 F.Supp. 133 (1990)

James SCOTT and Floretts T. Scott, as individuals and in the interest of Zimblis Scott v. The UNITED STATES VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION and the United States of America.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.

August 20, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet L. Dunn, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiffs.

John R. Hallburton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for defendants.

RULING

LITTLE, District Judge.

This case arises out of the death of Zimblis Scott, a veteran with a long history of mental illness. On 1 April 1987 Scott was released from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana; two days later, he was found lying dead by the Interstate highway in Jefferson Davis Parish. Plaintiffs, Scott's parents, initially pursued an administrative tort claim against the Veterans Administration. After considering...

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