Lahren v. United States

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

BENSON, Chief Judge.

This action, which was tried to the court, was brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, to recover for injuries sustained by Plaintiff on January 30, 1975, in a fall on a ridge of snow along the outer edge of the sidewalk abutting the front of the United States Post Office in Fargo, North Dakota. Prior to bringing this action, Plaintiff filed an administrative tort claim with the General Services Administration, and this claim was denied on September 23, 1976.

In an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act,…