Legal Opinion
Stanley Lee West, Sr. And Faye West, as Next Friends and Parents of Stanley Lee West, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1979No. 78-1449PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal from an order entered by the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas denying appellant United States’ motions to dismiss appellees’ amended complaint and for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the order of the district court and remand the case with directions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
On December 3, 1973, infant Stanley Lee West, Jr. was seriously injured by a leaking hot water bottle. The hot water bottle had been placed in the infant’s hospital crib on the orders of his doctor.…
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