Legal Opinion
Perry D. Brooks, Pro Se, and as Father of His Minor Daughter Lorianne Marie Brooks and Cathy Anne Brooks v. A. R. & S. Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 28, 1980No. 79-1298PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the question whether the driver of a United States Navy vehicle who negligently injured the plaintiffs’ minor daughter was an “employee” of the United States within the meaning of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (FTCA), when at the time of the accident the driver was employed by a corporation engaged by the United States to provide security services at a naval base. The district court dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint against the United States on the ground that the driver was an employee of a “contractor with the United…
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