Clifford Roy Bridgford v. United States

CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

In this medical malpractice suit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), the Government appeals from a $65,000 judgment entered against it. It contends that the suit was barred by the statute of limitations, 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b), 1 and that the district court’s finding of negligence on the part of the government employee was clearly erroneous. Rejecting both of these contentions, we affirm.

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Bridgford, the dependent of a retired military officer, developed varicose veins in his left leg when he was 19 years old. Doctors at both Walter Reed Army…