MOLZOF v. U.S.

No. 89-2960.

911 F.2d 18 (1990)

Shirley M. MOLZOF, as personal representative of the Estate of Robert E. Molzof, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Rottier, Habush, Habush & Davis, Madison, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard D. Humphrey, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Madison, Wis., for defendant-appellee.

Before COFFEY and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.


ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Shirley Molzof, as personal representative of the estate of Robert Molzof, appeals from that portion of the judgment of the district court denying her an award under the Federal Tort Claims Act (Act) 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 for her husband's future medical expenses and for his loss of enjoyment of life.1 Because we agree that these damages fall within the scope of the punitive damage exception to...

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