TAYLOR v. U.S.

No. 87-1010.

485 U.S. 992 (1988)

TAYLOR v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

April 4, 1988.


Certiorari denied.

JUSTICE WHITE, dissenting.

Petitioner's husband was left comatose when he was disconnected from his ventilator while in a military hospital. She brought suit against the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act for personal injury as a result of negligence, and won a judgment of $500,000 for emotional distress and loss of consortium. In a postjudgment motion, the Government argued for the first time that Cal. Civ. Code Ann. § 3333...

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