Legal Opinion
Clayton v. United States
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 3, 1978No. Civ. A. No. CA 4-77-158PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MAHON, District Judge.
This is a slip and fall case which occurred at Carswell Air Force Base Commissary in Fort Worth, Texas. The suit is brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b) and 28 U.S.C. 2671, et seq.) since for the purpose of said act the Cars-well Air Force Base Commissary is an agency of the United States. In accordance with the Federal Tort Claims Act, trial was to the Court without a jury. The law of the State of Texas determines if there is an actionable wrong committed by the defendant.
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