SHANNER v. UNITED STATES

No. 19-2764.

998 F.3d 822 (2021)

Rodney SHANNER and Rita Shanner, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Gene Brooks , Greenbrier, AR, Robert M. Cearley, Jr. , Cearley Law Firm, Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Jamie Goss Dempsey , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before LOKEN and GRASZ, Circuit Judges, and PITLYK, District Judge.


Pastor Rodney Shanner tripped on an uneven sidewalk outside a veterans' hospital and was seriously injured. Mr. Shanner and his wife, Rita, brought this suit against the United States of America under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, alleging negligence and loss of consortium. The District...

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