Legal Opinion
Quarles v. United States
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 26, 1990No. 87-4052-RPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROGERS, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. Plaintiff contends that he suffered damages when the United States negligently destroyed his military medical records. The damages sought by plaintiff are the amount of disability benefits he would have received had he been able to prove certain service-connected illnesses through the use of his records. This matter is presently before the court upon defendant’s motion to dismiss or for summary judgment.
In its motion, the…
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