PERSONAL LIABILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES ARISING FROM AUTOMOBLE ACCIDENTS.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00709R000400070248-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 248
• Publication Date: January 25, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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Mat of the Unern1 Counsel
25 *Tannery 1/49
rerlorvl ity of Governzentla Employees rtetng from Autcnebile
keeitlents.
In o recent conversation with of this of.hce, you
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r:101111 the ,uest;on of mrstoma lidbility o1' ernment emplonce arioing
fr,r, (.11tenciAle ,-ei,lents, Alen the en-a:If/yam vas either driver or din-
7,Ltrzior. Yoltir 4rLft af L ren,srandnm instruction te, Gemmanication o7t1loyees
*rsu fl.r:.r.'e,1 for r_-roval alse remixes a statonnnt to cempletc
fono Inc cor,mcnts are fvettished for your infortntipn.
7. It orPc_r to (totem/tie the inciividurals ?-.-crisotnl lit.bility, the
Govarrl-entlim liztlilIty' ...Lat'l firtt be cenidoreft. Under tho FCeral Tort
Cl%ims P-t of 1n11-6, the r-overnnent vniveA its urial roverticn 1,--nnity
to rilit 'by -rivLste individWas rOr VariteaN trle* 44* CiVil
wroner. Inlvtry ror*elyek by rA 7,rivate ineillidual fron the o2eration of
$ qovpr-nept Troter1t, voonle: rmll uithin the field in vhich cleAms
coula be .--nertc4.1 --Ilinst Cie uniteol Statou. Thia traplito. however* only
tel. 1,1nrins re,etivr,d. in the United States anti (amarently) iZtif pessessione,
,Anre -1sAmr arlsine: in t, fe7eign counfiXY are sneeifilly excluded. ThQ
Tnrt r1;.ins !-t h-s sinro Lien abolished !al title bnt'the brtsie previsiott
reran In ftrct. '. sl-rrm.r:, of these TIroviolons follows.
In thrJ c'f Goverunont,omplAyee rogi1ar1 dtia (o-
t ir the scope of hit otip1nyneut4 mHp0e..tate 121 1!4U.1 who,
17.1,111ry or .71.1.p't,larty loss bilcuse ot.ench e7A-pleyeess
ner;lic.enac brIt two cenrner or action Oen _to him. Alb my either .(1) file:
slvlm (-roTic. it ar,eunts to leen. than $1,0000-.41th the-.40.inintram.,
ti7r of tn,cI Goverm.rnvnt OD its merits* or.(2)_file.sultvitainnt the.
:ThvrrTIN.--nt Trra..1 FAstrict'Coart ftx up.itmitpd dar,st;esirtv141yr
r!-Ait 1 t :=4,77inst tho Goverwest alone or :Accanot 040miatant?
thc, to7711ciyee as eo-6efondents. Judgmint in either owie i essmilete
rainst the errployee. miens. ::juagmnt in
r;,:tprno-.2 17,4vIrist the 67,3)10yoe-1nd the ,Government Jia4nt1y, it 4,'-aosuned.
Oorrrnvrent rAone ,soult3 1ThY tn u111 in TIAM of the 011W611.1heA
C-c.,vcrAnnt noi- to oenaine an employee for his neglionce
nn,r t r rthruth. disc-II-flan:7 or whator.personnei the.inaividmel
rmT t-.41, on itn on initiative.' There in no clear 11rnhOiAtion in
thotnte nreventip,x mit against the individual Alone. In th4t cane*
hciveNer, the. Gevernmelst almost ftertainircu.1 "pe ..joined as' thojrrincipal----.
nz.rty in interlet. The -tame conclusiOne would.mostjikoly be:reashad when.
L447,11VEnt employee ig ditcher:rther that a drlyer. Th*ilegligtaeo
cauzing tht Wary is sirply ono step rerioveli. Ths lOrimary qUeetion
vhit..4;hc.r tc i.irvItther is 3et1ng within the course of his emttittlyeent t'hen
it np,eirent. ht in ptrforminp; his regmlgr'eties and-is .vithist the-.
scels,0 of hi 1-,T,thority*-thsm his'emplover, the CloYernment. i01.?Aally _
lialc ..c mtter of relisys.thejloveronentit_tretW usimilY!-pakIrthe: ?
1:hc1.0.!.hen the Oriplorqsss action' iS.comploteatnido
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the nourte of him emplzyment, then it would aet appear that the_Gevert
ment cu cjoluca the aleplAtlerfieould 'idmr the fall' 1103111tyf
In evcry nws, :(t, nestion te4t 4hich 40st 14.! deterniaod by the
eirmmet=-m1.1 tlt;.7 7,12.ticular Alta/atom.
h. TT. rizrz:?nt7. it nhotld he iota that 'asap or 'suit eeatuat the.
U. z. t tt 1,i-va6lat withiu 4tno year after the.ridit acemee. A ciitt,1
(mit t!?7.t.tuf, 14100.) nay 1)0 vitMr,sun'hy ttle dient'uren 1$
notice ialr'! auit tlain in.:3'31:1%rd in ofmrtio, In'th&O4cnIal IlvveYerp116- .
oalt ic limited to the nonetArr velne4rtho,.4.404x 1110 Viih.
thox tw,:eency If actien has bLen't4enAI theaPAIn4y,
mtill 1-41 brow..it inuxt1 but Otero 'io ino lirlit on:th* amvUn*
;io net 1011.1re t7-1t t'ae, other pz-eltiiione of tic st.-.%tute, vhi
are yrrl. .legra mAarcs vonad );e of int4ett.to you.
5. :.11nct. )rrtinent prevlsione of the redo arv wproad-over
rar1P1174 rAid thore iv no ,.7,f..rtivcrit extrc?tt.which is surficiantiy.
tninprOwn5I'mr r In .:!.!1.xv,graph 3 ot. yelr nertoreattmi# f,1
Er.lAtc1.1 1.:LA ..,x:.-grnph 3 of this momert44un may fulpv0 your iirorpose.;
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