Legal Opinion
Todosio Casias and Dorothy Casias v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1976No. 75-1595PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
Appellants brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., to recover damages resulting from the alleged medical malpractice of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The trial court entered judgment against appellants on the ground the administrative claim was not filed within the two years allowed by 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b) and therefore the court was without jurisdiction. 1
Section 2401(b) provides in pertinent part:
A tort claim against the United States shall be forever barred unless it is…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Estelle E. Caton v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Leslie E. Portis, an Infant, Who Sues by Her Father and Next Friend, James R. Portis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Teresa Accardi, by Her Guardian Ad Litem, Sam Accardi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Patricia Reilly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Arvil M. Ashley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by56 opinions
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bruce Crawford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- A. Ernest Fitzgerald v. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Gaither v. City Hospital, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- Dale R. Kichline v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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