Legal Opinion
Loretta Murrey, as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas D. Murrey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 18, 1996No. 95-1523PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Thomas Murrey died of massive internal bleeding the day after his prostate gland was removed in an operation in a Veterans Administration hospital in North Chicago. His estate brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act. After a bench trial, the district judge rendered judgment for the United States. The appeal presents a number of issues, which a simple narrative of the events culminating in Murrey’s death can best organize.
Murrey first visited the hospital in 1986. He was 65, and had just retired. He came to the hospital with multiple ailments — high blood pressure,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Office of Personnel Management v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. NeustadtSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by111 opinions
- Alfredo Miranda v. County of LakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Ciomber v. Cooperative Plus, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Raymond Rosen v. Ciba-Geigy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Simeon Palay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Whitlock v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
106 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.