Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Lockhart v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2016No. 15-3156PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
A federal employee injured Jeffrey R. Lockhart in a car accident. Lockhart later required shoulder surgery. He sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The district court, 1 in a bench trial, found the government 100% at fault for the collision, but only 20% liable for Lockhart’s injury. He appeals the damages award. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
In March 2011, Lockhart was driving his truck south on a rural Missouri road. A park ranger for the United States Army Corps of Engineers was driving north. The ranger took his eyes off the…
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