TRUMAN v. U.S.

No. 93-1500.

26 F.3d 592 (1994)

Donna TRUMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holly Crampton and Dorie Glickman, Crampton & Crampton, Wichita Falls, TX, for appellant.

Mattie Peterson Compton, Asst. U.S. Atty. and Richard H. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, TX, for appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, DAVIS, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to explore the often murky boundary between the government's sovereign immunity from suit and the availability of recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-80. In 1991, Donna Truman filed this suit against the United States, raising various tort claims under the FTCA. In her complaint, Truman described a pattern of sexual harassment visited upon her by James Whittaker, an employee...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases