Albinson v. United States

JULIAN, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Etta M. (Johnson) Al-binson, brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), to recover for injuries she sustained when she fell in a corridor at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1960. A claim in writing was presented to the appropriate Federal agency within the period of time prescribed in 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b), and upon notice of disallowance of her claim the plaintiff seasonably instituted this suit.

The hospital premises, were owned, operated and controlled by the defendant, and the…