Peter P. Troglia, Jr. v. United States

MOORE, Circuit Judge:

Peter P. Troglia, Jr. appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Honorable Philip C. Wilkins, District Judge), entered December 2, 1976, granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendant United States of America. Troglia had filed a complaint seeking damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1976) (hereinafter “FTCA” or “the Act”), for personal injuries suffered in an automobile accident. The United States based its motion for summary judgment on the argument that…