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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 442, 447, 448-OCT. 14, 16 , 1941 from an oil stove in a part of such building which was occupied by the Works Progress Administration. SEC. 2. In the determination of such claims, the United States shall be held liable for such damages, and for any acts committed by any of its officers and employees, to the same extent as if the United States were a private person. SEC. 3. Suits upon such claims may be instituted at any time within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the deter- mination of such claims, and appeals from, and payment of, any judg- ments thereon shall be in the same manner as in the case of claims over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of para- graph "Twentieth" of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, October 14, 1941. [CHAPTER 447] AN ACT For the relief of W. W. Carlton. 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 authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to W. W. Carlton, of Columbia, Tennessee, the sum of $1,000, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for personal injuries sustained by him as the result of the car which he was driving having been struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck operated by an enrollee of the Civilian Conservation Corps near Waynesboro, Tennessee, on February 2,1939: Provided,That no part of the amount appropriated 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, October 16, 1941. [CHAPTER 448] AN ACT For the relief of Eva Mueller. 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 be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Eva Mueller, of Lincoln, Nebraska, the sum of $750, in full satisfac- tion of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of medical, hospital, and other expenses incurred by her or her husband, and for compensation for personal injuries sustained by the said Eva Mueller and her minor daughter Maryln Mueller, as a result of the collision near Gallup, New Mexico, on January 8, 1939, of the car in which they were riding with an Office of Indian Affairs truck operated by Pierce Denetclaw, an employee of such office: Provided That no part of the amount appropriated 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 con- trary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Liability of United States. Institution of suit. 28U.S. 0. 41 (20). October 16 1941 [8. 765] [Private Law 172] W. W. Carlton. Payment to. Provso. October 16 1941 [F. sT71 [Private Law 173] Eva Mueller. Payment to. Preeo.

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