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· 6/15/1934

Helvering v. Harris

Citations

  • 71 F.2d 590
  • 14 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 296
  • 1934 U.S. App. LEXIS 3146
  • 14 A.F.T.R. (RIA) 296

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that the plaintiff “advanced a colorable claim that the defendants willfully disregarded his condition, which was easily observable” and about which a “specialist . . . expressed shock at the . . . failure to . . . treat the injury” (footnote omitted)
  • sua sponte dismissal improper since plaintiff “advanced at least a colorable claim warranting further development of the facts”
  • ruptured Achilles tendon 17 constitutes a serious medical need

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