CATON v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-2367.

495 F.2d 635 (1974)

Estelle E. CATON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 1, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James V. Parziale (argued) San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Peter Bowie, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., Sheldon Deutsch, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and LUCAS, District Judge.


OPINION

JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the United States in an action under the Tort Claims Act.

Plaintiff sustained an injury from a trip and fell on government premises on October 4, 1969. On September 2, 1970, her attorney, by letter, advised the insurance carrier for the Navy Unappropriated Fund Activity, the Commonwealth Adjustment Bureau, of doctors' bills of $287.00 and loss of earnings of $1...

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