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THOMAS v. CALAVAR CORP.

No. 80-3890.

679 F.2d 416 (1982)

Paul A. THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALAVAR CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, United States of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aubrey E. Denton, Lafayette, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

James P. Klapps, Dorothea Beane, Dept. of Justice, Tort Branch, Civ. Div., Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, RUBIN and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

An employee of a subcontractor, engaged pursuant to a contract with the United States Department of Energy ("DOE") to convert an underground salt cavern to a crude oil storage site, seeks to recover damages from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 (1976) ("FTCA"). Holding that this work is, beyond genuine dispute, part of the trade, business, or occupation of the federal government...

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