Legal Opinion
Sharon R. Miller v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1984No. 83-2738PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Sharon R. Miller brought this action against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (the “Act”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. The district court dismissed for failure to timely file her claim. We reverse.
The facts of this case are not disputed. On May 16, 1980, a vehicle driven by Peter Avenatti collided with plaintiff’s truck. At the time of the accident, Avenatti was engaged in his duties as a postman with the United States Postal Service (the “Postal Service”). On August 19, 1981, plaintiff sent the Postal Service a demand letter,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Claremont Aircraft, Inc., a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Burnell Keath Uptagrafft, and State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Joan Laverne Henderson, Omarie Henderson, Sharon Marie Hass, and James F. Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- McGowan v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Boyd v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Judy Lehman, Wife Mark Lehman, Husband v. United States of America, Judy Lehman, Wife Mark Lehman, Husband v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Alton J. Houston, Cross-Appellant v. United States Postal Service, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Thurman Conn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Pascale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Austin Arigo, Jr., Personal Representative of the Estate of Samuel A. Arigo, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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