Legal Opinion
Georgia C. Brown v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1970No. 19569_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff Georgia C. Brown seeks to recover under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346, for the alleged negligence of a government doctor in not transmitting information regarding the medical condition of plaintiff’s husband, who died of a coronary thrombosis. In a trial to the court, Judge James H. Meredith held that the plaintiff failed to prove negligence and dismissed the action. A timely appeal followed.
Plaintiff’s husband, James Brown (hereafter referred to as Brown), died on November 6, 1965 at the age of 58. Brown had been chronically and seriously…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Harry J. Hicks, Administrator of the Estate of Carol Greitens, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Reilly v. PinkusSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Williams v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Schwartz v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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- Arkansas Education Association v. Board of Education of the Portland, Arkansas School District, Arkansas Education Association v. Board of Education of the Portland, Arkansas School District, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. BenedictUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1988
- Cooper v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1970
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