Legal Opinion
Glen Dale Steckler and Annette Steckler v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1977No. 76-1141PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
In this Federal Tort Claims action, the appellants sought and obtained a favorable court awarded judgment based on the medical malpractice of the Veterans Administration Hospital at Denver. The claim was that the V.A. staff neglected to recognize and treat a lack of blood circulation in the legs of plaintiff Glen Steckler. The theory at trial was that this misdiagnosis resulted in amputation of Steckler’s left leg above the knee and resulted as well in damage to his right leg. The trial court awarded judgment to Glen Steckler in the amount of $58,756.17 which…
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