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DUGAN v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. 4736-54.

147 F.Supp. 674 (1956)

Margaret DUGAN, as administratrix of the Estate of Robert Dugan, deceased, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

May 1, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Z. Goldman, Washington, D. C., Joseph D. Bulman, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., E. Riley Casey, Assistant U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for defendant.

WILKIN, District Judge.

In this case the plaintiff, as widow and administratrix of the Estate of Robert Dugan, sought damages by virtue of the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). It was admitted that Robert Dugan had died because of a blow struck by another inmate of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, owned and operated by the defendant. The decedent was afflicted with tuberculosis and other physical ailments in addition to his mental illness. He was a...

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