Legal Opinion
Nutt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 12, 2016No. 2015-5118PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOLL, Circuit Judge.
Cynthia Nutt and her son, James Nutt, Jr., (collectively, “Appellants” or “Plaintiffs”) appeal a decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims granting the Government’s motion for summary judgment that it did not breach an agreement to pay a claim arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). Nutt v. United States (Summary Judgment Order), 121 Fed.Cl. 579 (Fed.Cl.2015). For the reasons below, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
James Nutt, Sr. was hit and killed by a United States Army soldier driving an Army, truck in 1983. Mr. Nutt’s wife, Cynthia Nutt—on behalf of…
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