Boysen v. United States

MEMORANDUM

JOYNER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs William and Kathryn Boysen filed this tort action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., claiming damages for injuries resulting from Mr. Boysen’s trip and fall on the sidewalk abutting the United States Customs House in Philadelphia. Plaintiffs seek damages in Count I for Mr. Boysen’s medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering, and in Count III for Mrs. Boysen’s loss of consortium.1 The case was tried before this Court in a non-jury trial on October 23 and 24, 1996. The parties having submitted their…