JOHNSTON v. UNITED STATES

PCA No. 78-0416.

461 F.Supp. 991 (1978)

John D. JOHNSTON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. Florida, Pensacola Division.

November 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roderic G. Magie, Pensacola, Fla., for plaintiff.

Scott L. Gorland, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM DECISION

ARNOW, Chief Judge.

Before the court is motion of defendant for summary judgment.

At the outset, the law appears settled in situations such as that here involved that employees of independent contractors cannot recover from the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act on the basis of contractual obligations requiring various safety measures and the presence of government safety...

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