Legal Opinion
Thomas v. United States
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided February 19, 1962No. Civ. 3134PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, District Judge.
This is an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act for recovery of damages arising from a collision of plaintiff’s automobile and an automobile operated by a star route mail carrier while delivering United States mail in accordance with her star route contract. The accident occurred on November 15, 1960. The Government contends that the carrier, Frieda Gibbs, at the time of the accident, was not an employee or servant of the Government. The Government contends that Mrs. Gibbs was an independent contractor with the Government under the star route contract. For…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. SilkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Courtney v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Burley v. Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Minogue v. Rutland Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Irving L. Norton, A/K/A I. L. Norton, and Dana Norton v. Edmond L. Murphy and the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Claire Irene Fisher, Administratrix of the Estate of Virgil Franklin Fisher, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Fleece on Earth v. Dept. of Employment and TrainingSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
- William J. Brucker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Alyce Couch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
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