Cook v. United States

KILKENNY, District Judge.

For decision is the narrow issue of whether an employee of defendant was acting within the scope of his employment in driving defendant’s motor vehicle at the time and place in question.

Mr. Knezevich, the driver of defendant’s motor vehicle, which collided with plaintiff’s vehicle, has been employed, since 1959, by the Soil Conservation Service, an agency of defendant, and during such period of time has been stationed at Corvallis, Oregon. He is what is known as a soil scientist, is assigned to the Benton County office of the Service and works out of that office. His…