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WILSON v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 87-3880.

756 F.Supp. 213 (1991)

Robert and Isabell WILSON, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

February 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Seavers, Jr., Ridgewood, N.J., for plaintiffs.

Michael Chertoff, U.S. Atty. by Susan Handler-Menahem, Asst. U.S. Atty., Newark, N.J., for defendant.

OPINION

DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

This case presents a question of first impression, namely, whether post-judgment interest may be awarded on the recovery obtained in a suit against the United States brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq. for negligent conduct by a Veterans' Administration hospital. For the following reasons, I conclude that an award of interest is barred by the doctrine of sovereign immunity.<...

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