Legal Opinion

Sheree K. Chaline v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 18, 1989No. 89-4198PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Sheree Chaline appeals the dismissal of her Federal Tort Claims Act suit. We affirm.

I

On June 19, 1986, appellant Sheree Cha-line severed her achilles tendon on a swing door at the loading dock of the United States post office in Deridder, Louisiana. At the time of the accident, Ms. Chaline was delivering mail from the post office in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the facility in Deridder, pursuant to a contract between Holley Mail Service and the United States Postal Service.

Approximately two weeks before the accident, John Holley, the president and sole shareholder of Holley Mail Service, had…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. John Lewis Washington v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Berry v. Holston Well Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  3. Jason Leigh v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and United States of America, Martin Marietta Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  4. Klohn v. Louisiana Power & LightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  5. Daniel Ross Umphlet v. Harry Connick, District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by2 opinions

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