Finley v. United States

MEMORANDUM

BEN C. GREEN, District Judge:

This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. The basis of the plaintiff’s claim is alleged malpractice on the part of certain physicians employed by the Veterans Administration.

This action is novel in that it arises from a total depigmentation of the plaintiff, a Negro. Photographs introduced into evidence reflect that prior to the events set forth in plaintiff’s complaint, his skin and hair were dark brown in color and he was normal in appearance, and that at the present time, his skin and hair have turned completely…