Hubsch v. United States - 338 U.S. 440 (1949)

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Hubsch v. United States, 338 U.S. 440 (1949)

Hubsch v. United States

No. 379

Decided December 19, 1949*

338 U.S. 440

Syllabus

The authority and responsibility for passing upon a proposed compromise of 3 claim arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act, after commencement of an action thereon, are imposed by 28 U.S.C. § 2677 on the District Court, and such a proposed compromise, submitted here after grant of certiorari to review a judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming judgments of the District Court on such claims, is referred to the District Court for consideration and disposition.