Samuel Gold v. United States

OPINION OF THE COURT

The plaintiff, a civilian employee at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, sustained injuries while performing his duties. He was furnished medical and surgical treatment by the defendant United States at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. He brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act seeking damages from the United States for alleged malpractice in the treatment accorded to him at the Naval Hospital.

The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the United States on the ground that the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C.A. § 751 et seq., to which…