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UNITED STATES v. GERA

No. 17274.

409 F.2d 117 (1969)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Andrew GERA.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Hollander, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant (Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Gustave Diamond, U. S. Atty., on the brief).

William A. Weiler, Egler, McGregor & Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before HASTIE, Chief Judge and KALODNER and VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

The Medical Care Recovery Act1 confers upon the United States the right to recover from a tortfeasor the reasonable value of required hospital, medical and surgical care which it furnishes to a person injured as a result of the tortfeasor's negligence.

In the instant case, the Government, asserting the right conferred upon it by the Act, filed a Complaint on November 29, 1967...

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