Private Law 85–331

That the Secretary

Sgt. Donald D. Coleman and wife.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Sergeant Donald D. Coleman (SN–NG 25259543) and Martha S. Coleman, his wife, the sum of $8,000, in full satisfaction of their claim against the United States for compensation for the loss of their six-month-old daughter, DeLayne Duke Coleman, who died in Munich, Germany, on March 31, 1955, after failure by military medical personnel, because of inadequate medical treatment facilities and/or error in judgment, to admit the said child to a hospital, to provide her with ambulance service, or to otherwise provide her with proper medical services or attention, although the said child’s mother made every effort to secure medical attention for her. the father of the said child, the said Sergeant Donald D. Coleman, being away on field maneuvers at the time of the said child’s death: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of $500 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.