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GOODWIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-1311.

517 F.2d 481 (1975)

Charles GOODWIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Jones, Asst. U. S. Atty., Billings, Mont., Robert E. Kopp and Karen K. Siegel, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant.

John L. Peterson, Butte, Mont., for appellee Goodwin.

Robert A. Poore, Butte, Mont., for appellee Travelers.

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

OPINION

KOELSCH, Circuit Judge:

The district court awarded judgment to appellee, plaintiff below, in his Federal Tort Claims Act action, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq.

Appellee was injured while employed by an independent government contractor in Montana. The contract between the contractor and the United States required that "the contractor shall obtain workmen's compensation insurance in...

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