James v. United States

BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

At about 10:30 P.M. on November 25, 1955, John A. James, a citizen of this District, crashed the front of his automobile into the right-hand side of an Army truck-trailer. He suffered rather severe injuries and money damages, for which he here sues the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S. C.A. § 2671 et seq. Jurisdiction is vested in this Court by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346 (b).

The accident occurred during the extensive war games conducted in Louisiana during late 1955, known as Operation Sagebrush. Briefly, the facts were as follows:

A large Army…