Legal Opinion
Craft v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1976No. 75-1090PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Rhonda Kay Craft (Child)1 through Rosanna Craft Pace (Mother), and Clyde D. Pace (Father) and Mother, individually, appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States (Government).2 The District Court ruled that Specialist 5 Marvin Roger Minter (Sol*1252dier) was not acting within the “line and scope of employment” when he injured Child while operating a ride-type power lawn mower outside his quarters on Fort McClellan, Alabama. We reverse and hold that as a matter of law Soldier was acting within the scope of his employment at the time Child was…
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3Cited by15 opinions
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