PHELPS v. BOONE

No. 5807.

67 F.2d 574 (1933)

PHELPS v. BOONE et al.

Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Decided October 30, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin C. Dutton, of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff in error.

Leo A. Rover, John J. Wilson, and Ralph E. Day, all of Washington, D. C., for defendant in error.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, VAN ORSDEL, HITZ, and GRONER, Associate Justices.


GRONER, Associate Justice.

Defendant in error (Dr. Boone) is a captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy. At the time of the events out of which this suit grew, he was assigned as physician to the White House. In connection with this duty, the Navy Department had provided for his use a Packard automobile with a chauffeur "so that he could be in touch with the White House at all times." The chauffeur was an enlisted man in the Navy.

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