Nick Platis v. United States, Kenneth Jones v. United States, George Maricich, Jr. v. United States, Helen Day and Roban Day v. United States

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is taken by the United States after entry of judgments by the District Court for the District of Utah imposing liability on the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671, for damages to appellees from personal injuries and wrongful death as the result of an automobile accident occurring near Greenriver, Utah, on June 25, 1965. The appeal probes generally the relationship existent between the United States and military personnel traveling under permanent change-of-station orders with delay en route authorized and the…