Legal Opinion
Little v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1970No. Civ. A. 69-910PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
The government has moved to reduce the ad damnum in this complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, from the total amount of $11,000 claimed by the plaintiffs to $1391. Though this issue is not without difficulty, I find that the more persuasive authorities, when applied to the unique facts of the case, preclude the government from the relief requested.
On January 5, 1968, the wife-plaintiff slipped on a portion of the pavement surrounding the United States Post Office for Torresdale, Pennsylvania, and allegedly…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rabovsky v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1967
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