Moenck v. United States

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER.

HANSON, District Judge.

This action was instituted by Ann Moenck against the United States of America under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. Sections 1346(b), 2671 et seq. On June 8, 1964, at about 3:00 p. m., plaintiff slipped and fell in the United States Post Office at Vincent, Iowa. One James B. Olson had finished applying a coat of wax to the post office floor at about 2:00 p. m. The incident occurred as plaintiff was going to the stamp window after she had taken several steps past the inside entryway to the post office. The postmistress, Mrs. James B. Olson,…