Legal Opinion
Barbara Davis, Cross-Appellants. v. The Hon. John Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 13, 1987No. 85-5947PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves a review of damages awarded by the district court under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2401(b), 2674, 2675(b) (1982), and Florida’s Wrongful Death Act, Fla.Stat. § 768.21 (1985). For the reasons that follow, we vacate the damages awarded by the district court and remand the case for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On Saturday, April 4, 1981, at 2:00 a.m., Joseph Mattheny, a civilian employee of the United States Army, was driving a 1976 pickup truck one mile south of Florida City, Florida. As a security guard,…
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