Walder v. U. S. Post Office

EGAN, District Judge.

In this case plaintiff filed his complaint on October 5, 1959 against “U. S. of America Post Office and Richard Oliver Brown” and alleged that on March 1, 1957, while plaintiff was driving his automobile east on Lebanon Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it was struck and damaged by a Post Office Department truck which was being negligently operated by a postal employee then engaged in the performance of his duties. No personal injuries were alleged and the amount of property damage was stated to be $561.34. The Government moves to dismiss.

Aside from the fact that the…