B-128215, JUN. 27, 1956
Highlights
CARMEN FORTIER: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 4. THE ENCLOSURE PREVIOUSLY WAS SUBMITTED HERE ON TWO OCCASIONS AND RETURNED TO YOU BY OUR CLAIMS DIVISION INASMUCH AS YOUR CLAIM FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE ALLEGED TORTIOUS ACTS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN OUR OWN. ARE NOT FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR OFFICE. THE ACTION OF THE CLAIMS DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE IS CORRECT. IT MAY BE ADDED THAT WE ARE AWARE OF NO STATUTE UNDER WHICH ANY AGENCY OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT COULD AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES OF THE NATURE REFERRED TO IN YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 12TH. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO THE COURTS. YOUR LETTER AGAIN IS RETURNED.
B-128215, JUN. 27, 1956
TO MRS. CARMEN FORTIER:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 4, 1956, ENCLOSING A LETTER DATED APRIL 12, 1956, SETTING FORTH THE BASIS FOR YOUR CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.
THE ENCLOSURE PREVIOUSLY WAS SUBMITTED HERE ON TWO OCCASIONS AND RETURNED TO YOU BY OUR CLAIMS DIVISION INASMUCH AS YOUR CLAIM FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE ALLEGED TORTIOUS ACTS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN OUR OWN, ARE NOT FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR OFFICE. THE ACTION OF THE CLAIMS DIVISION OF OUR OFFICE IS CORRECT.
IT MAY BE ADDED THAT WE ARE AWARE OF NO STATUTE UNDER WHICH ANY AGENCY OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT COULD AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES OF THE NATURE REFERRED TO IN YOUR LETTER OF APRIL 12TH. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO THE COURTS. ACCORDINGLY, YOUR LETTER AGAIN IS RETURNED.