Lauderdale v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Dorothy M. Lauderdale, admin-istratrix of the estate of her deceased husband Donald L. Lauderdale, has brought this action against defendant United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2671-2680. She claims that the federal government is responsible for the death of her husband due to substandard treatment he received at a medical facility at a military base in Montgomery, Alabama.

Based upon the evidence presented at a nonjury trial, the court concludes that the treatment given Mr. Lauderdale at…