David J. MacCurdy v. United States

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant MacCurdy, who was plaintiff below, brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 1 to recover for the death of his wife and the damage to his automobile, when a Government car driven by Airman Third Class Howell, of Eglin Air Force Base, collided with appellant’s ear, which was being driven by one, Mock, and in which appellant’s wife was riding. The opinion of the trial court is reported at 143 F. Supp. 60.

MacCurdy, a sergeant in the United States Air Force, was ordered from Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida to Parks Air Force Base in California, thence…