Vincent W. Schmid v. United States of America, and Third Party Loren'mike' Krause Construction Company, Inc., Third Party

GRUBB, District Judge.

This is an action against the United States arising under the Tort Claims Act, Sections 1346(b) and 2674, Title 28 U.S.C., and Sections 60 to 69, inclusive, of Chapter 48, Illinois Revised Statutes, to recover damages for injuries sustained by Vincent W. Schmid, plaintiff-appellee herein, in a fall from scaffolding at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

At the time of the accident, Schmid was a carpenter employed by the Loren “Mike” Krause Construction Company, Inc., third-party defendant-appellant herein, which had a contract with the United States to repair and repaint the…