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Show I REDRESS IF HIT RYU. S. CAR Person Hit By Postal Vehicle Cannot Collect a Cent For Damages WASHINGTON, July 17. FnOr a ruling of the postofflre department, a l'f r:ion who is struck by a motor trucu I in the postal service Is very much out of luck. He cannot collect a cent of damages 1 from the department, however serious his Injuries may be. Kven tho the accident is shown to bo entirely the fault of the cover i-I i-I ment-OWnCd and operated machine the j victim has no redress. The department's lack of reapon-Blblllty reapon-Blblllty Is asserted In n letter whK'i .lames I. Hlarkslee. fourth a'slstan'. postmaster general, has last B nt to II R I.eary. Jr.. an autemohile dealer of this City, who was unfortunate I enough to have one of his cars tiam-aced tiam-aced by a rural mall truck. In that letter Sir Blacksleo says: I " Should it be assumed thaf the employe em-ploye of the department was entirely j responsible for the collision there is no fund from which you may be re:m-luircd re:m-luircd for tho damage. It may ne further stated, however should you desire to pursue the matter further. Jt would probably be necessary for you to k recourse by having an appropriation appropria-tion made by a special act of co- gress." JCvcrybody who is familiar with congressional con-gressional procedure knows that to under! un-der! ike to get congress to adjust th N damage cases by special acts would be j a long and laborious and. In the main. I a futile task. oo |