United States v. Harl Cole

PER CURIAM;

This suit for damages for personal injury under the Federal Tort Claims Act was decided by the trial court prior to the decision by the United States Su preme Court of United States v. Demko, 385 U.S. 149, 87 S.Ct. 382, 17 L.Ed.2d 258. It is clear that the Demko ease rules this one, in that the appellee was a prisoner whose injuries were incurred in the course of a work activity connected with the maintenance or operation of Maxwell Air Force Base, an institution within which appellee was confined as a civilian prisoner. In such circumstances, the compensation provisions of 18 U.S.…