Legal Opinion
Corrine Castillo, as Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Montoya, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1977No. 76-1279PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Corrine Castillo, (Castillo), as Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Montoya, Deceased, appeals from a judgment in favor of the United States Government following trial to the court on a suit filed by Castillo pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A., §§ 1346(b) and 2671, commonly referred to as the Federal Tort Claims Act.
The action was filed following the death of Richard Montoya after his “elopement” from the Veterans Administration hospital psychiatric ward facilities located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Castillo alleges in her complaint that Montoya, who had voluntarily entered…
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