Legal Opinion
Rebecca I. De Witt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 1979No. 78-1235PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Rebecca I. De Witt appeals from the summary judgment entered by the district court in favor of the United States. The question this case presents is whether the plaintiff’s malpractice claim against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act is so conclusively time-barred by § 2401 of the Act that a summary judgment was proper. We hold that it was not. We reverse and remand.
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Mrs. De Witt, plaintiff-appellant, a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, has suffered from rheumatoid arthritis dating back to 1960. During the years 1971 and 1972, she…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Charles Baker v. F & F Investment, Sidney Clark v. Universal Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Lee Quinton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Jules J. Exnicious v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Louise Drazan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Ohler v. Tacoma General HospitalWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Helen J. Stoleson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Dale R. Kichline v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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