RUTHERFORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 10542.

168 F.2d 70 (1948)

O. Briscoe RUTHERFORD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

April 14, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Davis and Poore, Kramer, Cox & Overton, all of Knoxville, Tenn., for appellant.

J. B. Frazier, Jr., of Knoxville, Tenn., for appellee.

Before HICKS, ALLEN, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This cause came on to be heard on the record and on the briefs and arguments of attorneys for the contending parties, and it appearing that, for the reasons stated in his memorandum opinion, 73 F.Supp. 867, the district judge correctly decided that, at the time of the automobile accident upon which the instant action was grounded, the United States Naval Petty Officer was not "acting within the scope of his office...

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