ADAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 17260.

260 F.2d 467 (1958)

Jadie S. ADAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 5, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Roland Nachman, Jr., Walter J. Knabe, Montgomery, Ala., Knabe & Nachman, Montgomery, Ala., of counsel, for appellant.

Hartwell Davis, U. S. Atty., Ralph M. Daughtry, Asst. U. S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., Paul L. Millirons, Asst. U. S. Atty., Camp Hill, Ala., for appellee.

Before RIVES, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges


PER CURIAM.

This action arises under the Federal Tort Claims Act.1 The District Court found the Government employee negligent in following the plaintiff's automobile too closely, but the plaintiff also negligent in failing to signal her intention to make a right turn and in swerving to the left before making that turn. It further found that the negligent operation of the automobile by the plaintiff proximately contributed to the collision...

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