Chagnon v. Griffiths

ALDRICH, District Judge.

This motion raises a question under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. The plaintiff, injured by an automobile driven by a now alleged member of the United States Selective Service while in the course of his duties on government business, sued the driver individually in the state court. The defendant removed it here under 50 U.S.C. § 738. The plaintiff moves to add the United States as a party defendant, and to add a corresponding second count to her complaint.

I do not question the general right of the plaintiff to add the government as a…