Legal Opinion
Staley v. United States
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 28, 1969No. Civ. No. 69-209PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERIDAN, Chief Judge.
This is a ruling on a motion of defendant, United States of America, to dismiss the complaint.
Plaintiffs, Emily M. Staley and Roscoe R. Staley, filed this action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq. The complaint alleges that on April 8, 1963, and again on April 27, 1966, Mrs. Staley underwent surgery at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, which was negligently performed by Government medical personnel; and that the negligence was not discovered until October 3, 1968, when Mrs. Staley underwent corrective surgery at…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ayers v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Lee Quinton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Betty Jean Brown, a Minor, by Owen Walter Brown, Her Guardian Ad Litem, and Owen Walter Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Helen Jenkins Kington, Widow of Joe D. Kington, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Celestino Mendiola, Jr., and Maryland Casualty Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Stanley Bialowas, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Kornbluth v. SavannahDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1975
- Jordan v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Young v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1974
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1971
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