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 PRIVATE LAW 813-JULY 10, 1952

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destroyed the means of land ingress and egress to certain property belonging to the said C. G. Allen: 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 July 10, 1952.

Private Law 813 July 10, 1952 [H.R. 2713]

Lt. Comdr. Evan L. Krogh.

AN ACT For the relief of Lieutenant Commander Evan L. Krogh.

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 Lieutenant Commander Evan L. Krogh, United States Naval Reserve, Arlington, Virginia, the sum of $518. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Lieutenant Commander Evan L. Krogh against the United States arising out of official travel performed by him between Washington, District of Columbia, and Red Bank, New Jersey, between April 30, 1944, and July 16, 1944: 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 July 10, 1952. Private Law 814

July 10, 1952 [H.R. 2913]

Mrs. Evelyn C atnpbell.

60 Stat. 842; 62 Stat. 1008. 28 USC 26712680.

CHAPTER 637

CHAPTER 638

AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Evelyn Campbell.

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 Mrs. Evelyn Campbell, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the sum of $20,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Evelyn Campbell against the United States for personal injuries sustained by her on April 27, 1946, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when she was run into and knocked to the sidewalk by personnel of the United States Navy who were running to board a troop train on which they were traveling under Government orders. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on February 11, 1949, held that compensation for such injuries could not be obtained under the Federal Tort Claims Act because such personnel were not acting within the scope of their employment at the time of the injuries: 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

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