SCOTT v. UNITED STATES

No. 21341.

337 F.2d 471 (1964)

Jack H. SCOTT, Edith L. Scott and Susan L. Scott, by next friend, Jack H. Scott, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

October 21, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. B. Kent and Kent & Kearns, Columbus, Ga., for appellants.

David L. Rose, Atty., Alan S. Rosenthal, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., John W. Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Floyd M. Buford, U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, BELL, Circuit Judge, and WHITEHURST, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This suit was brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2671-2680, to recover for injuries received by Edith and Susan Scott while on the premises of the Hunt Club located on the Fort Benning military reservation. Under the Tort Claims Act, the United States is liable for the negligence of the employees of any "federal agency." The District Court held that the Fort Benning Hunt Club was not a federal...

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