Legal Opinion
Norris Flowers and Loumerrell Flowers v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1985No. 84-3384PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Norris Flowers was a sergeant on active duty in the United States Air Force stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. When driving his civilian automobile home from a personal errand to the grocery store during his off-duty hours, he collided with a United States Air Force bus driven by an Air Force employee who was attempting to make an improper U-turn. Injured in the accident, Flowers sued the United States for the negligence of an Air Force employee under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b). The district court concluded that it lacked subject…
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