Legal Opinion
Wildwood Mink Ranch v. United States
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 8, 1963No. 3-62-Civ. 87PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, District Judge.
The plaintiff brings this case under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which makes the United States liable under the local law of the place where the tort occurs, for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of federal employees within the scope of their employment “in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances.” 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq.
FACTS
The facts as developed by the evidence at trial are contained in the Findings of Fact 43 in number and will not be repeated here. A controverted issue is the altitude of the…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Frank J. Underwood, as Administrator of the Estate of Shirley Underwood Dunn, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Bernitsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- William G. Ward v. United States of America. Kenneth v. Montag and Alice L. Montag, His Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Comet Delta, Inc. v. Pate Stevedore Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Town of East Haven v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
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