White v. United States

FORMAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs in the above suits have separately brought actions against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 921 et seq. 1 alleging negligence on the part of the United States acting through its agents, servants and employees.

Plaintiff, Hortense Crawley, alleges she was employed by the Quartermaster Corps, War Department, at the Jersey City Quartermaster Subdepot, Somerville, New Jersey, as an equipment operator. On or about March 20, 1945, the plaintiff was, operating a low boom forklift and transferring heavy rolls of paper to a storage-compartment…