Legal Opinion
Shirley M. Molzof, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Molzof v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 1990No. 89-2960PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Shirley Molzof, as personal representative of the estate of Robert Molzof, appeals from that portion of the judgment of the district court denying her an award under the Federal Tort Claims Act (Act) 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 for her husband’s future medical expenses and for his loss of enjoyment of life. 1 Because we agree that these damages fall within the scope of the punitive damage exception to the Act’s waiver of sovereign immunity, we affirm the district court’s denial of this award as non-compensable.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 31, 1986 Robert Molzof underwent…
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