United States v. Muniz, 374 U.S. 150 (1963)

Name: United States v. Muniz, 374 U.S. 150 (1963) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

United States v. Muniz

No. 464

Argued April 22-23, 1963
Decided June 17, 1963
374 U.S. 150

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOI THE SECOND CIRCUIT

Syllabus

A federal prisoner can sue under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recover damages from the United States for personal injuries sustained during confinement in a federal prison and resulting from the negligence of a government employee. Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, distinguished. Pp. 150-166.

305 F.2d 253, 285, affirmed.

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