Flory v. United States

WALTER, District Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Mary Francis Flory (“Flory”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of . her case. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the United States, finding that Flory had received actual notice of her denied tort claim, therefore she was time-barred from proceeding under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”).' For the following reasons, we REVERSE and REMAND for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

On December 19, 1991, Flory entered a United States Post Office (“Post Office”) to pick up mail for her employer. Carrying a large cardboard box…