Percivill v. United States

FISHER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Robert E. Percivill and wife, Edna E. Percivill, originally brought this tort action jointly against the Defendants, The United States of America and Henry H. Smoke, alleging personal injuries and property damage caused by the negligent acts or omissions of an employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his employment.1 The injuries and damages which are made the basis of this claim resulted from a rear-end collision near Farmington, Missouri, on August 9, 1963, between an automobile driven by the Plaintiff, Robert E. Percivill, and an…