Legal Opinion
Juanita Burna v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1957No. 7306PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the dismissal of a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq. The appellant’s complaint alleged that on October 5, 1954, she was severely injured by a vehicle owned by the United States and negligently operated by its agent on the Island of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands. The ground for dismissal was that the Island of Okinawa is a foreign country, and that the F.T.C.A., Title 28, Section 2680 (k), specifically excludes from its operation “any claim arising in a foreign country.” The sole question on this appeal is…
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