Legal Opinion
Foster v. United States
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided April 26, 1994No. 92-307-CIV-ORL-19PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
FAWSETT, District Judge.
This case was tried to the Court sitting as jury beginning April 11, 1994. Plaintiff Kathryn Foster brings a claim against Defendant United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, alleging that she suffered injuries when a postal vehicle struck her. Plaintiff Frank Foster, husband of Kathryn Foster, brings a derivative claim against the United States of America asserting the loss of comfort, companionship, society, consortium and the attentions of his wife caused by Defendant’s negligence.
Upon consideration of the…
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