Legal Opinion
Leona Bergmann v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1982No. 81-2254PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Leona Bergmann instituted this wrongful death action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq. (FTCA) alleging that the government’s negligent selection and supervision of Benjamin Rosado a/k/a Benjamin Russo, as a federally protected witness resulted in the murder of her husband, police officer Fred B. Bergmann, by Rosado. The district court, 526 F.Supp. 443, 1 found that the government’s negligent selection and supervision of Rosado under the Federal Witness Security Program was a substantial factor in the death of Mr. Bergmann and awarded Mrs.…
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