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GRIFFIN v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-1458.

644 F.2d 846 (1981)

Walter L. GRIFFIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, and Capitol City Moving & Storage Company, and Allstate Insurance Company, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided March 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred W. Phelps, Jr., Topeka, Kan., for plaintiff-appellant.

James P. Buchele, U. S. Atty., Mary K. Briscoe, Asst. U. S. Atty., and Frank A. Ackerman, Legal Intern, Dist. of Kansas, Topeka, Kan., for defendant-appellee.

Before DOYLE, McKAY and LOGAN, Circuit Judges.

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the exclusive remedy provision of the Kansas Workmen's Compensation Act1 is a defense to a negligence action brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act2 for injuries allegedly suffered by an employee of a contractor of the United States General Services Administration. The district court held that the exclusive remedy provision...

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