Legal Opinion
Cole v. United States
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided December 23, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 1560PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIDNEY O. SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
This is an action for damages brought pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671, et seq., by plaintiff, who, at the time of the alleged injury was a prisoner at the Federal Prison Camp, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama.
While thus engaged, plaintiff fell off the rear of a trash truck onto a concrete surface, receiving injuries to his left arm. Plaintiff contends that the government was negligent in the following particulars :(a) In failing to maintain said truck and said ladder in a safe manner.(b) In…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Munro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Godfrey v. VinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Gulf, M. O. R. Co. v. SimsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cohen v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1966
- Green v. Department of CorrectionsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Brock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Dr. Thomas C. Sturgeon v. Federal Prison Industries, Attorney General, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Sandra Brock, Personal Representative of the Estate of Albert Brock, Deceased v. United States of America, Defendant-Respondent. Jack Thompson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jack Kennedy Thompson, Deceased v. United States of America, Defendant-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979