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Private Law 87–200
For the relief of Henry James Taylor.
Approved September 21, 1961
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Henry James Taylor.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Henry J. Taylor. United States of America in Congress assembled,
That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim against the United States, described in this Act, of Henry James Taylor. Such claim arises out of severe personal injuries sustained on or about August 22, 1956, by the said Henry James Taylor, who was then aged seven, as a result of his coming in contact with an allegedly unprotected high-voltage transformer near his home at Fort Belvoir.
Sec. 2.
Suit upon the claim referred to in the first section of this Act may be instituted at any time within the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanmng the lapse of time, any statute of limitations, or any other provision of law. Proceedings for the determination of such claim, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgments thereon, shall be in the same manner as in cases over which such court has jurisdiction under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Nothing in this Act shall be construed
as an admission of liability on the part of the United States.
Approved September 21, 1961.