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 61 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 1ST SESS.- CHS. 486, 487-AUG. 4, 1947 in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the person or persons specified in each of the following cases, the amount specified with respect to such case, in full settlement of all claims against the United States on account of the personal injuries or the property damage and death indicated in each case which resulted when a United States Army airplane crashed, on September 17, 1944, one-half mile southwest of Copeland, Kansas, on the farm owned by Ora H. Hatfield, deceased, late of Gray County, Kansas: (1) 0. Dean Settles and Mrs. Ruth E. Settles, husband and wife, of Dodge City, Kansas, for the death of their minor son, Jay Dean Settles, and for damage to furniture, clothing, books, and other personal property, the sum of $7,234.14; (2) Mrs. Ruth E. Settles, individually, for severe personal injuries, the sum of $2,500; (3) The legal representative of the estate of the said Ora H. Hatfield, for the death of the said Ora H. Hatfield and for destruc- tion of the dwelling house and barn, and their contents, and for damage to outbuildings, crops, equipment, and other items of real and personal property, on such farm, the sum of $24,098.59; and (4) Mrs. Kittie B. Hatfield, of Dodge City, Kansas, widow of the said Ora H. Hatfield, for severe personal injuries, and for dam- age to various items of personal property, the sum of $5,539.65: Provided, That no part of any sum appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or receieved by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connec- tion with the claim satisfied by the payment of such sum, 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 August 4, 1947. 1015 O. Dean Settles and Mrs. Ruth E. Settles. Mrs. Ruth E. Set- tles. Ora H. Hatfield, estate. Mrs. Kittie B. Hat- field. [CHAPTER 4871 AN ACT For the relief of George J. Hiner. 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 George J. Hiner, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the sum of $3,350, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for personal injuries, medical and hospital expenses, and loss of earnings and property damage sustained on February 12,1942, when the automobile which he was operating was struck by a United States Army truck at the intersection of Ninth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania: 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 August 4, 1947. August 4,1947 [H. R. 3s845 IPrivate Law 128] George J. Hlner.

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