Legal Opinion
Harry L. Anderson v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1985No. 83-5715PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
Harry L. Anderson appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his tort claim against the United States Postal Service for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
On April 29, 1981, Harry L. Anderson sent several of his original musical compositions from one Miami, Florida address to another by registered mail. Anderson declared the value of the package to be $75 and paid a $3.30 registration fee, which insured his package for $100. On the same day robbers held up a postal carrier and stole the mail, including Anderson’s package. After making a written demand for indemnity, Anderson…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Insurance Company of North America v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Sportique Fashions, Inc. v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
3Cited by26 opinions
- J. Alfred Rider, M.D. v. United States Postal Service, an Executive Agency of the United States United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Djordjevic v. Postmaster GeneralDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1995
- Allied Coin Investment, Inc. v. U.S. Postal ServiceDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1987
- E.F. Hutton Group, Inc. v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Bono v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
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