Legal Opinion
Sheridan v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1988No. 87-626PublishedCited by 314 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
On February 6, 1982, an obviously intoxicated off-duty serviceman named Carr fired several rifle shots into an automobile being driven by petitioners on a public street near the *394Bethesda Naval Hospital. Petitioners brought suit against the United States alleging that their injuries were caused by the Government’s negligence in allowing Carr to leave the hospital with a loaded rifle in his possession. The District Court dismissed the action — and the Court of Appeals affirmed — on the ground that the claim is barred by the intentional tort exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA or…
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