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1961

Federal Tort Claims Act

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Recovery By Federal Prisoners Under The Federal Tort Claims Act, Frank J. Woody Sep 1961

Recovery By Federal Prisoners Under The Federal Tort Claims Act, Frank J. Woody

Washington Law Review

May a federal prisoner, who has been injured due to the negligence of a federal employee while incarcerated in a federal prison, recover from the United States under the Federal Torts Claims Act?'


United States Held Liable Without Proof Of Negligence Under The Federal Tort Claims Act, Gordon G. Conger Jul 1961

United States Held Liable Without Proof Of Negligence Under The Federal Tort Claims Act, Gordon G. Conger

Washington Law Review

In Hess v. United States, the Government was held liable for the death of a workman who was participating in the repair of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, though the district court found that the Government was in no way negligent.