Doss v. United States

MEMORANDUM

NANGLE, District Judge.

This case is now before the Court upon remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On June 27, 1979, this Court, 630 F.Supp. 476, entered judgment in favor of plaintiff in the amount of ninety-five thousand dollars ($95,000.00). This Court found that the negligence of defendant’s employees necessitated the eventual amputation of plaintiff’s leg.

Plaintiff appealed, challenging the damage award as inadequate.1 The Court of Appeals agreed and remanded to this Court for a new determination of damages. This Court was directed to “specify…