Wardwell v. United States

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE IN RESPECT TO NONUSE OF SEAT BELTS

GENE CARTER, Chief Judge.

This is an action to recover damages on behalf of the operator of a motor vehicle and minor passengers of that vehicle as the result of a collision which occurred on July 13, 1988, on Route 1 in Orland, Maine. The action is brought against the United States of America under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq. because one of the vehicles involved in the subject collision was operated by a federal employee in the course and within the…