Dolan v. United States Postal Service

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2006-02-22

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Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. Each day, according to the Government’s submissions here, the United States Postal Service delivers some 660 million pieces of mail to as many as 142 million delivery points. This case involves one such delivery point — petitioner Barbara Dolan’s porch — where mail left by postal employees allegedly caused her to trip and fall. Claiming injuries as a result,…

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