Wibye v. United States

GOODMAN, District Judge.

In these two consolidated actions for damages for personal injuries brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 60 Stat. 843, 28 U.S.C.A. 931 et seq. [now 1346, 2671 et seq.], the liability of the United States depends upon whether John E. Hadley, a civilian employee of the Stock Control Division of the United States Quartermaster Corps, was acting “within the scope of his office or employment,” at the time the government automobile he was driving struck that of the plaintiffs.

The Facts

The evidence at the trial was substantially as follows:

Hadley’s duties required him…