Legal Opinion
Grizzell v. United States
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 24, 2009No. Civil 07-414-GPMPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MURPHY, District Judge.
This matter came before the Court for bench trial on August 18, 2008. A short time later the Plaintiff, David Grizzell, died. His son was appointed as the administrator of Mr. Grizzell’s estate and was substituted as Plaintiff in this case. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52, the Court issues the following findings and conclusions.
Factual Background
On September 18, 2004, David Grizzell, a 75-year-old Air Force veteran, fell off of a step stool while changing a light bulb. 1 He was treated at the VA Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, for a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Yoos v. Jewish Hospital of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
- Harvey v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
- Robbins v. Jewish Hospital of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
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