Legal Opinion
Julia Ford and Joe Ford v. American Motors Corporation, the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1985No. 84-2008PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
On September 10, 1979 Julia Ford purchased a used jeep, model DJ-5b, manufactured by American Motors Corporation, at a surplus sale conducted by the United States Postal Service. Approximately one year later she was injured in a single-vehide accident when the jeep tipped over in a curve near her home in Pasadena, Texas. Julia Ford and her husband Joe Ford filed suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The district court dismissed their complaint upon a finding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
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