United States v. Wade

MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.

On February 22, 1945, George W. Wade and his wife, while driving in their car on a public highway in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, were run into by a truck of the U. S. Army driven by a civilian employee. The Wades received personal injuries and their car was damaged. On June 16, 1947, they filed a complaint in the court below against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 60 Stat. 842, 28 U.S.C.A. § 921 et seq.1, charging negligence. In this action they recovered a judgment against the United States in the sum of $8,000 for the husband and $1,250 for…