Legal Opinion

Tyminski v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 19, 1973No. Nos. 72-1024, 72-1025PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

HUYETT, District Judge.

This medical malpractice case against the United States raises questions concerning the application of the Federal Tort Claims Act’s statute of limitations, 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b),1 2and the proper award of damages for the value of gratuitous nursing services rendered decedent, Edward Tyminski, by his wife, the plaintiff-appellant.3 The District Court found that the statute of limitations had not run at the time suit was brought and that damages would not be allowed for gratuitous nursing services. We affirm the judgment of the District Court on the…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  5. Neumeier v. KuehnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1972

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gould Electronics Inc., F/k/a Gould Inc. American Premier Underwriters, Inc. v. United States of America Gould Electronics Inc. American Premier Underwriters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. Darrell R. Page v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
  4. A.Q.C. Ex Rel. Castillo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  5. Dale R. Kichline v. Consolidated Rail CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986

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