Legal Opinion
Hollis Dale Griffin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1983No. 82-2373PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
Hollis Griffin sued the United States to recover damages incurred as a result of a back injury he allegedly received while employed by the United States Postal Service. Griffin brought suit pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. The district court 1 dismissed on the grounds that Griffin’s sole remedy is the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq. Griffin v. United States, No. 82-3145-CV-S-2 (W.D.Mo. Sept. 8, 1982) (order). We affirm.
The FECA explicitly provides that it is the exclusive remedy for a federal employee injured on the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Harry H. Wallace and Elizabeth Snyder Wallace v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Reynold Floyd Reep v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Tredway v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Mason v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Max Leroy McDaniel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Joyce SWAFFORD and James Swafford, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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