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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 177-179--APR. 26, 27, 1938 28U. S.C. §41 (20). Provisos. Notice to Attorney General. Commencement of suit. Limitation on amount of judgment. April 26, 1938 [H. R. 6370] [Private, No. 496] John Calareso. Payment to guard- ian of. Proviso. Limitation on attor- ney's, etc., fees. Penalty for viola- tion. Tidewater Construction Corporation was then engaged in repairing, may be sued for by the said Tidewater Constructon 1 Corporation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and that said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such suit and to enter a judgment and decree for such damages and costs, if any, as shall be found to be due against the United States in favor of the said Tidewater Construction Corporation upon the same principles and measures of liability as in like cases as if said suit were brought under the twentieth paragraph of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended, and with the same rights of appeal: Provided, That such notice of the suit shall be given to the Attorney General of the United States as may be provided for by order of the said court, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to appear and defend said United States: Provided further, That said suit shall be brought and commenced within four months from the date of the passage of this Act: And provided further, That the judgment, if any, shall not exceed the sum of $3,900. Approved, April 26, 1938. [CHAPTER 178] AN ACT For the relief of John Calareso, a minor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the legal guardian of John Calareso, a minor, of Somerville, Massachusetts, the sum of $1,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries sustained when he was struck by a United States mail truck, June 24, 1930, while crossing Nashua Street, Boston, Massachusetts: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, April 26, 1938. [CHAPTER 179] April27,1938 AN ACT [H. R. 5737] To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judg- [Private, No.497] ment upon the claim of George W. Hall against the United States. George W. Hall. Jurisdiction con- ferred upon Court of Claims to hear claim of. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, determine, and render judgment, as if the United States were suable in tort, upon the claim of George W. Hall, of Reidsville, North Carolina, for damages resulting from personal injuries received by him on December 14, 1927, near Blackstone, Virginia, while an employee of the American Railway Express Company, riding on train numbered 4 of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, at which time he is alleged to have been a servant of the United States engaged in the performance of his duties handling ' So in original. 1300 [52 STAT.

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