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Corrigan v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 20, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-787-APublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This action is brought by the guardian of an individual who is physically and mentally incapacitated as a result of an alcohol related automobile crash in Fairfax County, Virginia. The accident was caused by the reckless driving of a highly intoxicated off-duty serviceman, Patrick M. Patterson, who subsequently pled guilty to a manslaughter charge and was sentenced to a year in prison.
Plaintiff filed the instant action under the Federal Tort Claims Act against the United States in federal district court in Ohio, alleging…
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