United States v. Milwaukee Guardian Insurance Company, a Corporation

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

A postal service employee delivering mail on a rural route drove his privately owned vehicle into another automobile, killing Anna Crawford, a passenger, and injuring Burnis Crawford, the driver and Anna’s spouse. The survivor brought an action for damages and wrongful death against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging liability based on the negligent driving of the postal service employee. In turn, the United States, by a third party complaint, sought indemnity under an insurance policy issued by third party defendant Milwaukee Guardian…