Loretta Murrey, as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas D. Murrey v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1996-01-18

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POSNER, Chief Judge. Thomas Murrey died of massive internal bleeding the day after his prostate gland was removed in an operation in a Veterans Administration hospital in North Chicago. His estate brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act. After a bench trial, the district judge rendered judgment for the United States. The appeal presents a number of issues, which a simple…

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