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Sammy J. Vantrease v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 4, 1968No. 18222_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff was injured while within the scope of his employment as a mail carrier for the United States Post Office when struck by a car driven by another Post Office employee, Cameron, who was also within the scope of his employment. Plaintiff received benefits under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (5 U.S.C. § 751 et seq.) (now recodified, 5 U.S.C. (Supp. II) § 8101 et seq.) and then brought a common law negligence action against Cameron in the state courts of Michigan. Upon certification by the United States Attorney that Cameron was acting within the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Johansen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. George G. Allman v. W. H. HanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  4. Patterson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Bernardo Balancio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Janet H. McHugh v. University of Vermont Christopher Wheeler James P. Alexander and United States of America (u.s. Army), Christopher WheelerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  2. Walter Lojuk v. Marjorie Quandt, Director of the Veterans Administration HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Helen D. Kelley and John E. Kelley v. United States of America, Ruth SemkoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  4. Richard Thomas Carr and Doreen Carr v. United States of America, William Granville Reynolds, Sr., and Joseph B. BiggsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
  5. Joan Laverne Henderson, Omarie Henderson, Sharon Marie Hass, and James F. Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970

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