Legal Opinion
Estelle E. Caton v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1974No. 72-2367PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the United States in an action under the Tort Claims Act.
Plaintiff sustained an injury from a trip and fell on government premises on October 4, 1969. On September 2, 1970, her attorney, by letter, advised the insurance carrier for the Navy Unappropriated Fund Activity, the Commonwealth Adjustment Bureau, of doctors’ bills of $287.00 and loss of earnings of $1,200, and that plaintiff was still undergoing treatment.
On June 9, 1971, within the two-year limitation of 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b), plaintiff filed an…
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- Michael Alan Avril and Gloria Melanie McMullen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Jordan v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Muldez v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
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- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by William Sheppard, Insurance Commissioner v. National Association of Flood Insurers, an Unincorporated AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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