Legal Opinion
Leland K. Aubrey and Charlotte R. Aubrey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 10, 1958No. 14157PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReed, Associate Justice
(sitting by designation).
Leland Aubrey and his wife, Charlotte Aubrey, appeal from the order of the District Court granting summary judgment against them in their suit against the United States under the Tort Claims Act. The principal questions on appeal are (1) whether the workmen’s compensation statute applicable to a civilian employee of a Navy officers’ open mess bars him from suing the United States for injuries suffered in the course of his employment as the result of the negligence of the United States; and (2) whether the injured employee’s wife may maintain a suit against the United…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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