Legal Opinion
Slater v. Keleket X-Ray Corporation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 12, 1959No. Civ. A. 294-58PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The question presented at the present juncture of this case is whether the United ' States as a defendant in an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act and charged as a joint tort-feasor with a private individual or corporation, is liable for contribution to its co-defendant if the plaintiff’s claim against the United States is barred by the statute of limitations. This cause is now before this court on a motion by the Government to dismiss a cross-claim for contribution.
The plaintiff was a patient at Freedmen’s Hospital, an institution operated and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Merritt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States of America, for the Use and Benefit Of, Statham Instruments, Inc. v. Western Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Keleket X-Ray Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Glen Graves v. General Insurance Corporation, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Martz v. Miller Brothers CompanyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1965
- Fancher v. BakerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
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