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UNITED STATES v. KENNEDY

No. 14767.

230 F.2d 674 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Harold KENNEDY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

February 1, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul A. Sweeney, Julian H. Singman, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Charles P. Moriarty, U. S. Atty., F. N. Cushman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

George R. Mosler, George J. Toulouse, Jr., Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before DENMAN, Chief Judge, and POPE and LEMMON, Circuit Judges.

DENMAN, Chief Judge.

The United States appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Northern Division, which found the United States liable for injuries suffered by appellee which were caused by the negligence of a sergeant in the United States Army. The Government contends that under the Washington law of respondeat superior, made applicable to such suits under the Federal Tort Claims Act by Williams v...

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