Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit August 28, 1972, 71-1648 (Nick Platis v. American Casualty Company and Continental National American Group)

McWilliams, Circuit Judge.

Nick Platis sustained severe personal injuries in an automobile accident occurring on June 25, 1965. He thereafter brought an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act and on August 7, 1968, was awarded judgment in the sum of $175,000. Platis v. United States, 288 F.Supp. 254 (D.Utah 1963), aff’d, 409 F.2d 1009 (10th Cir. 1969).