Legal Opinion
Thompson v. United States
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided October 26, 1973No. Civ. A. 17997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAUMAN S; SCOTT, District Judge:
This action arose from an accident which occurred on November 17, 1970 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. As a consequence of this occurrence the left little finger of the plaintiff must eventually be amputated. Made the defendant in this case is the United States of America pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq.
Plaintiff entered the Veterans Administration Hospital on November 16, 1970, the day before the accident, at about 3:00 P.M. with an orthopedic problem related to his knee,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Naquin v. Marquette Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Meyer v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Favalora v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Samuels v. Doctors Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Wright v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1981
- Samuels v. Doctors Hospital, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1976
- J. D. Samuels, Jr. v. Doctors Hospital, Inc., and Insurance Company of North America, Defendants-Third-Party v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Dr. Heinz K. Faludi, Defendants-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979