Legal Opinion
Jane Doe, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 3, 1983No. 82-5578PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNNE, District Judge:
This is an appeal from an award of damages made pursuant to a finding that plaintiff-appellee, Jane Doe, had been injured by the negligence of defendant-appellant, the United States. The District Court, 533 F.Supp. 245, found that the Government owed a duty of care to plaintiff, that it breached such duty, that plaintiffs injuries were proximately caused by its negligence, and that plaintiff could maintain her action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-2678, 2680 (the Act). We reverse.
On Sunday, June 24,1979, plaintiff, twenty-four years of age, a…
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