Legal Opinion
Thomason v. Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 22, 1976No. Nos. 75-2142 to 75-2143PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
These appeals from summary judgments in favor of defendants emanate from a vehicular collision involving two servicemen on active duty and require us to interpret provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Federal Drivers Act. We affirm.
Appellant Thomason, a member of the United States Army, was operating his motorcycle on the grounds of Fort Dix, New Jersey on November 30, 1972, when he was struck by an automobile owned and operated by defendant Sanchez, himself a serviceman. Subsequently, Thomason commenced a number of lawsuits seeking…
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