PIERCE v. U.S.

No. 86-8339.

813 F.2d 349 (1987)

Larry PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy N. Jones, Hinesville, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

G.R. Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., Hinton R. Pierce, Brent O. Hatch, U.S. Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Associate Atty. Gen. Office; Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before HILL and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The issue in this case is whether the federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction of personal injury claims filed by servicemen under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680.

Appellant, Larry Pierce, a former serviceman, filed a personal injury action against the United States government. His claim arose from a motor vehicle collision between him and another serviceman; the collision did not occur on a military...

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