Flowers v. United States

DAUGHERTY, District Judge.

In this case, the plaintiff, John K. Flowers, seeks damages against the defendant, the United States of America, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346. Plaintiff claims that employees of the United States of America committed a tort against the plaintiff, in that said employees obtained and delivered certain hospital records of the Veterans Administration pertaining to plaintiff without plaintiff’s release, consent or knowledge, in violation of plaintiff’s right of privacy and in violation of Veterans Administration regulations.

The defendant admits…