McGrady v. United States

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action brought by plaintiff, Anne C. McGrady, as the Executrix of the Estate of Marion McGrady. She claims that the negligence of the medical personnel employed by defendant, the United States of America, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina was the proximate cause of her husband’s tragic death. She seeks monetary damages from the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. Secs. 2671 et seq.

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