Jack H. Scott, Edith L. Scott and Susan L. Scott, by Next Friend, Jack H. Scott v. United States

This suit was brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2671-2680, to recover for injuries received by Edith and Susan Scott while on the premises of the Hunt Club located on the Fort Benning military reservation. Under the Tort Claims Act, the United States is liable for the negligence of the employees of any “federal agency.” The District Court held that the Fort Benning Hunt Club was not a federal agency, and that therefore the United States could not be sued for the negligence of its employees. The controlling question presented by this appeal is…