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STEWART v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-2516.

655 F.2d 741 (1981)

Angela M. STEWART, A Minor by Mary Stewart, her mother and next friend, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick H. Branding, Asst. U. S. Atty., Michael S. O'Connell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Sherwin Greenberg, Skokie, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and PELL, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Judge of the U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

MARKEY, Chief Judge.

In a letter dated September 27, 1979, the Postal Service denied plaintiff's claim for injuries suffered in a collision with one of its trucks. In accord with the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2401 (Act), the letter notified plaintiff of her right to file suit "against the United States ... not later than six months from the date of this letter." Plaintiff sued the Postal Service and its truck driver on March 26, 1980. The Government...

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