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OCR Page 1 of 58EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET
WASHINGTON, 25, D.C.
JUL 31 1945
My dear Mr. Latta:
The Congress has enacted H. R. 246, "For the relief of L. S.
Strickland."
It is the purpose of the bill to pay the sum of $120 to L. S.
Strickland of Rome, Georgia, in settlement of his claims against the
United States on account of damage sustained in a collision with an
Army truck near Rome, Georgia, on April 17, 1943.
It appears that on the date in question, a convoy of two Army
trucks on official business was proceeding south on one of the main
highways near Rome, Georgia; that the second vehicle in the convoy,
a two and a half ton truck, was negotiating a moderate curve to the
right; that at the same time a Chevrolet coach, owned and operated
by the claimant, was proceeding in the opposite direction on the same
highway; that when the vehicles met, the left side of the civilian car,
which was travelling to its left of the center of the road, collided
with the left of one of the Army vehicles, which was also travelling
to its left of the center of the road.
As a result of the accident, the claimant's automobile was dam-
aged to the extent of approximately $228, and, while the civilian
passengers in the claimant's car received some minor personal injuries,
the bill does not propose any payment by reason thereof. The Committees
of the Congress, in reporting the bill to their respective bodies,
pointed out that under the "comparative negligence" rule in Georgia,
where negligence of both parties is concurrent, recovery is not barred,
but the plaintiff's damages are diminished proportionately; hence, the
proposed payment in this case of $120.
A facsimile of the enrolled enactment has been referred to the
War Department and the Department of Justice, and their replies are
attached.
KRUMAN
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