LANGE v. U.S.

No. 93-2564.

31 F.3d 535 (1994)

Michael LANGE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip H. Corboy (argued), Corboy & Demetrio, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Nancy K. Needles, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Appellate Section, Linda A. Wawzenski, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before COFFEY, FLAUM, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Michael Lange, while driving his motorcycle, collided with a United States Postal semi-tractor trailer driven by Harold Baker. Lange sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346 et seq., arguing that the driver of the postal truck was negligent as to a number of rules of the road, including but not limited to failure to keep a proper lookout, violation of a traffic control signal, and maintaining...

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