Jack Blumberg and Yellow Cab Company v. United States

MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., to recoyer damages for personal injuries and property loss allegedly sustained as a result of negligence on the part of the government’s employee acting within the scope of his employment. On June 25, 1956, Honorable Philip L. Sullivan, a District Judge of the Northern District of Illinois, after trial without a jury, entered judgment for plaintiffs Blumberg and Yellow Cab Company in the amounts of $750.00 and $205.14, respectively, plus costs.…