Legal Opinion
John J. Joyce v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 16, 1973No. 71-2057PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This is an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671, et seq. The plaintiff, John J. Joyce, is a United States Postal Service employee. He seeks recovery for injuries sustained when he was hit on the top of his head by a bar of soap that was either dropped or thrown from the window of a restroom on the third floor of the United States Post Office and Courthouse Building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The incident occurred at approximately 5:45 A.M. on August 26, 1968, while Mr. Joyce was walking along the sidewalk adjacent…
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