Legal Opinion
L. Ann West, as Mother and Administrator of the Estate of Lorri West v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1984No. 83-1842PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the application of the Federal Tort Claims Act to injuries suffered by children of members of the armed forces where those injuries are connected with a parent’s military service. Under Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 146, 71 S.Ct. 153, 159, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950), the government is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for “injuries to servicemen where the injuries arise out of or are in the course of activity incident to service.” The complaint in the ease before us alleges that a soldier’s children were born with birth defects resulting…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Chappell v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gilligan v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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