Legal Opinion
Reo v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 15, 1996No. 96-5051UnknownCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCHWARZER, District Judge:
The question before us is whether the acceptance by a minor’s parents of an administrative settlement of the minor’s claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) releases the United States from further liability where the settlement was not judicially approved as required by state law.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 28, 1975, plaintiff Sharon Reo was playing in the front yard at the New Jersey home of her aunt, defendant Patricia D’Espo-sito. While a United States Postal Service employee was handing mail to her aunt, Sharon (who was only 21 months…
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