Legal Opinion

Rosetta J. Greene v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 5, 1989No. 88-2318PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Rosetta J. Greene appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) cause of action. We reverse and remand.

On April 10, 1985, Greene fell down the stairs of a building owned, managed, maintained, and controlled by the United States government. Greene has alleged that the government was negligent and careless in maintaining the stairway of the building and that as a result she suffered serious and permanent injuries.

On January 27, 1987, Greene mailed a “claim for damage, injury, or death” to the General Services Administration (GSA) at its…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gloria Bukala, Administrator of the Estate of Edward Bukala, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Lotrionte v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
  3. Bukala v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987

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