Legal Opinion
Sibyl Harrison v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1983No. 81-2501PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Sibyl Harrison’s headaches began in 1962. They continue to this day — the pain amplified by the dismissal of her suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act as barred by the statute of limitations.
As the wife of a retired airman, Harrison sought medical treatment in December 1966 at Wilford Hall Hospital, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. Doctors Benjamin Allen and Richard Ashby, Air Force medical officers, suspecting a brain tumor, decided to perform a ventriculogram and pneumoencephalogram. These very painful procedures involve the introduction of air into the brain and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by72 opinions
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