United States v. Meyer. Meyer v. United States

The decedent, a federal civil service employee, serving as a bin-tender on a dredge operated by the United States Engineers, was killed in the service of the vessel, leaving a dependent father. The decedent’s administrator first filed claim and collected burial benefits under the Compensation Act. He then brought a suit against the United States for wrongful death in which appellee, the present administrator, was substituted.

The district j'udge, rejecting the contention of the United States that the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, 5 U.S. C.A- § 751 et seq., furnished the sole and…