JOHNSON BY JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 939, Docket 84-6335.

788 F.2d 845 (1986)

Melissa JOHNSON, an infant by Barbara JOHNSON, her mother and natural guardian and Barbara Johnson, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Peratis, New York City (Richard Frank, P.C., New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kevin P. Simmons, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, N.Y. (Raymond J. Dearie, U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., Miles M. Tepper, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before MANSFIELD, KEARSE and PRATT, Circuit Judges.


MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

Barbara and Melissa Johnson, mother and daughter respectively, appeal from a judgment of the Eastern District of New York, 594 F.Supp. 728, Eugene H. Nickerson, Judge, dismissing their claims against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. The Johnsons seek damages stemming from the United States Postal Service's alleged negligence...

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