Case Name: Walter R. SANDERS and Earlean Sanders, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1967-12-07
Citations: 387 F.2d 142
Docket Number: No. 24731
Parties: Walter R. SANDERS and Earlean Sanders, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 387
Pages: 142–143

Head Matter:
Walter R. SANDERS and Earlean Sanders, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 24731.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 7, 1967.
L. B. Kent, Columbus, Ga., for appellants.
Morton Hollander, Richard S. Salzman, Jack H. Weiner, Attys., Dept, of Justice, Washington, D. C., Carl Eardley, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Floyd M. Buford, U. S. Atty., for appellee.
Before BROWN, Chief Judge, FAHY and DYER, Circuit Judges.
Senior Circuit Judge of the D.C. Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
This Federal Tort Claims Act suit, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b) (1962), seeking damages for negligent medical treatment by government doctors of injuries earlier sustained by Mr. Sanders while in the course of his work as a government employee, was dismissed on the ground that the exclusive remedy was the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. 5 U.S. C.A. § 8116(c) (Supp. 1966). As have other courts which have considered the problem, our decisions repeatedly show that the dismissal was clearly correct. See Aho v. United States, 5 Cir., 1967, 374 F.2d 885, cert. denied, 1967, 389 U.S. 930, 88 S.Ct. 292, 19 L.Ed.2d 282; Balancio v. United States, 2 Cir., 1959, 267 F.2d 135, cert. denied, 361 U.S. 875, 80 S.Ct. 139, 4 L.Ed.2d 114; Somma v. United States, 3 Cir., 1960, 283 F.2d 149. Cf. United States v. Demko, 1966, 385 U.S. 149, 87 S.Ct. 382, 17 L.Ed.2d 258.
Affirmed.