Legal Opinion
Peter A. Kokaras and Diane Kokaras v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 23, 1992No. 92-1616PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by plaintiffs-appellants Peter A. Kokaras and Diane Kokaras, spouses, from a dismissal of their complaint, brought under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because of the failure to file a sum-certain claim within the prescribed statutory period. 791 F.Supp. 35.
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On May 8, 1987, plaintiffs sustained personal injury to themselves and damage to their automobile when it was struck in the rear by a United States mail truck. On June 2, 1987, plaintiffs filed a Standard Form (SF) 95 with the Postmaster at the…
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