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HAVRUM v. U.S.

Nos. 98-4167, 98-4168.

204 F.3d 815 (2000)

Helen HAVRUM, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Bohling, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, Missouri, argued (Stephen L. Hill, Jr., on the brief), for appellant/cross-appellee.

John W. Kurtz, Kansas City, Missouri, argued (Claudio E. Molteni, on the brief), for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before WOLLMAN, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

After a bench trial in an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), see 28 U.S.C. § 1346, §§ 2671-2680, the trial court1 concluded that a nurse at a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital killed veteran Elzie Havrum. The court ordered the United States to pay $450,000 in damages to Mr. Havrum's wife, Helen Havrum, because...

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