Burgess v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND Southern Division * JO ANN BURGESS, * Plaintiff, * v. Case No.: PWG-19-123 * UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, * Defendant. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Jo Ann Burgess filed suit against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA),

28 U.S.C. § 2671

et seq. She alleged that she was injured while walking on the sidewalk at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station when she was struck by a loose fire hose and nozzle, which was dragging behind a fire truck, Engine 134, owned by the United…