Yeary v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ANNA DIGGS TAYLOR, District Judge.

This action against the United States was filed pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 and 2671-2680. It arises from a traffic accident involving the plaintiff, a pedestrian, and a vehicle operated by an employee of the United States Postal Service. The employee, a letter carrier, was at all times acting within the scope of his employment. This opinion constitutes the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the court, after trial to the bench.

Plaintiff seeks damages for serious impairment of bodily…