Legal Opinion
Larrabee v. United States
District Court, S.D. California
Decided May 18, 1966No. Civ. 64-1665PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THURMOND CLARKE, District Judge.
By this action, a minor child seeks to recover damages for blindness of one eye, alleged to have been caused by injuries negligently inflicted at birth. The action arises under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-2680).
The child, Laura Anne Larrabee, was born July 23, 1963, in a base hospital at March Air Force Base, California, where her father, James Larrabee, was stationed.
The mother, Karen V. Larrabee, testified she received prenatal care at the base hospital. The child was her first. Labor began early the morning of July 23; her husband…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Quintal v. Laurel Grove HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- Inouye v. BlackCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- Bruce v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1958
- Owen v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1966
3Cited by4 opinions
- John Mileski, an Infant Over the Age of 14 Years, by His Parent and Natural Guardian, Edward Francis Mileski v. The Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Reilly Ex Rel. Reilly v. StraubSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Howard v. LecherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Reilly Ex Rel. Reilly v. StraubSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979