Legal Opinion
Alyce M. Kwasny, Administrator of the Estate of William C. Kwasny, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1987No. 86-2694PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This suit for wrongful death, brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, charges that William Kwasny’s death was due to negligence by doctors employed at a hospital owned by the Veterans Administration. The district judge found negligence and awarded damages of $485,215. The government appeals, complaining about both the finding of liability and the size of the damage award, which, the government argues, should not exceed $100,000.
A veteran of World War II, Kwasny contracted rheumatoid arthritis in 1945, when he was 30 years old. This is…
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