Legal Opinion
Lawrence Waters by His Next Friend, Jerry Waters v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1972No. 71-1460PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2674, to recover for personal injuries. The district court held that the remedy under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq., was exclusive and dismissed the action, 328 F.Supp. 812.
The accident occurred at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, a federal installation in Arkansas. Plaintiff was 16 years old and allegedly was partially mentally retarded. He attended the Pine Bluff public schools which had a contract with the Arsenal for employment of vocational…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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