Mahoney v. United States

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.

These cases, three in number, are actions to recover damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) 1 and Section 2674.

The Act makes the Government liable “respecting * * * tort claims * * * in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances.” 28 U.S.C. § 2674. Discretionary functions or duties are excepted.. § 2680(a). 2

The Government, through the Atomic-Energy Commission, hereinafter some times called AEC, is engaged in a program of production and development of atomic energy at Oak Eidge, Tennessee.…