Tort Claims: Hearings ... on H.R. 5373 and H.R. 6463 ... January 29, 1942 |
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[ If the amount of the award does not exceed $ 500 , such determination shall be final and conclusive on all officers of the Government , notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary . If the amount of the award exceeds ...
[ If the amount of the award does not exceed $ 500 , such determination shall be final and conclusive on all officers of the Government , notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary . If the amount of the award exceeds ...
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Compensation for death shall be awarded and paid to the widow or widower , or , if there is no widow or widower , then to the children , share and share alike ; if there be no widow or widower or children , then to any parent ...
Compensation for death shall be awarded and paid to the widow or widower , or , if there is no widow or widower , then to the children , share and share alike ; if there be no widow or widower or children , then to any parent ...
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No award shall be made or recovery allowed in the event that the person in control of such property , or the person injured , or the deceased , as the case may be , is guilty of contributory negligence ; or in the event that the damage ...
No award shall be made or recovery allowed in the event that the person in control of such property , or the person injured , or the deceased , as the case may be , is guilty of contributory negligence ; or in the event that the damage ...
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In cases in which an award made pursuant to section 203 or a judgment for the plaintiff rendered under section 201 of this Act includes damages or compensation for physical injuries alleged to be permanent or for temporary physical ...
In cases in which an award made pursuant to section 203 or a judgment for the plaintiff rendered under section 201 of this Act includes damages or compensation for physical injuries alleged to be permanent or for temporary physical ...
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... damage ( as may now be done under the 1922 act ) , but also of claims for personal injury and death . Awards made by the Federal agency are final and con71344-42-2 clusive upon all officers of the Government , except for TORT CLAIMS 7.
... damage ( as may now be done under the 1922 act ) , but also of claims for personal injury and death . Awards made by the Federal agency are final and con71344-42-2 clusive upon all officers of the Government , except for TORT CLAIMS 7.
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Page 4 - Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid, or based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.
Page 6 - If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 68 - January 1, 1945, on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee, of the Government...
Page 3 - That the Supreme Court of the United States shall have the power to prescribe, by general rules, for the district courts of the United States and for the courts of the District of Columbia, the forms of process, writs, pleadings, and motions, and the practice and procedure in civil actions at law.
Page 67 - Any attorney who charges, demands, receives, or collects for services rendered in connection with...
Page 5 - ... to be paid out of but not in addition to the amount of judgment, award, or settlement recovered, to the attorneys representing the claimant.
Page 46 - It is as much the duty of Government to render prompt justice against itself, in favor of citizens, as it is to administer the same between private individuals.
Page 4 - Any claim arising in respect of the assessment or collection of any tax or customs duty, or the detention of any goods or merchandise by any officer of customs or excise or any other law-enforcement officer.
Page 2 - The acceptance by the claimant of any such award, compromise, or settlement shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall constitute a complete release of any claim against the United States and against the employee of the government whose act or omission gave rise to the claim, by reason of the same subject matter.
Page 2 - ... on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant for such damage, loss, injury, or death in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.
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| Title | Tort Claims: Hearings ... on H.R. 5373 and H.R. 6463 ... January 29, 1942 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary |
| Published | 1942 |
| Length | 69 pages |
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