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 Oct. 3. 1944 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS. -CHS. 482 - 484- N - O -291944 the United States on account of personal injuries sustained by him on August 31, 1942, in San Diego, California, when the automobile - which he was driving was struck by a Marine Corps truck. Approved October 3, 1944. [CHAPTER 483] AN ACT For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero B. Hunt. 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 Mfr. and Mrs. Cicero B. Hunt, of Waynesboro, Tennessee, the sum of $2,500, in full settle- ment of all claims against the United States for compensation for the death of their daughter, Aline Hunt, as a result of being struck by a Civilian Conservation Corps truck, operated by Robert Hand, a member of the Waynesboro (Tennessee) Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, on May 16, 1935, in front of her home at Waynesboro, Tennessee: 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 ren- dered 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 3, 1944. [CHAPTER 484] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of John Weakley and Rella Moyer. 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 United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of John Weakley and Rella Moyer both of Luray, Virginia, for compensation for personal injuries and property dam- age sustained by them as a result of a collision between the automobile in which they were riding and a Civilian Conservation Corps truck in Luray, Virginia, on June 29, 1941. SEC. 2. In the determination of such claims, the United States shall be held liable for damages, and for any acts committed by any of its officers or employees, to the same extent as if the United States were a private person. SEC. 3. Suit upon such claims may be instituted at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the determina- tion of such claims, and appeals from and payment of any judgment thereon, shall be in the same manner as in the case of claims over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph "Twentieth" of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved November 29, 1944. 1035 October 3, 1944 [H. R. 3152] [Private Law 408] Mr. and Mrs. Cicero B. Hunt. November 29, 1944 [S. 887s [Private Law s1091 John Weakley and 1Rela Moyer.

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