DAVENPORT v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 4521.

241 F.Supp. 320 (1965)

Charles Ellis DAVENPORT, Jr., a minor under the age of fourteen years by Charles Ellis Davenport, his guardian ad litem, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. South Carolina, Greenwood Division.

May 18, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Pope and Robert D. Schumpert, Newberry, S. C., for plaintiff.

John C. Williams, U. S. Atty., Gettys H. Martin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Greenville, S. C., for defendant.


WYCHE, District Judge.

Plaintiff brings this action for personal injuries under the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2671, et seq. He alleges in his complaint that his injuries were the direct and proximate result of the negligent and reckless operation of an army truck owned by the defendant and operated by a member of the Armed Forces, acting in the line of duty and within the course and scope of his employment.

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