Legal Opinion
Eugene Dupree v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 8, 1959No. 12617PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
Can an action for damages be maintained against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 on a claim premised upon an alleged negligent interference with a merchant seaman’s prospective economic advantage, viz., future employment ?
That is the critical question presented by this appeal from the Order of the District Court dismissing a complaint filed by Eugene Dupree, a licensed ship’s master, charging alleged negligent withholding of a security clearance by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard in the course of enforcement of the government’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Munro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Reid v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Dora v. DoraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Klauder v. CregarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Eugene Dupree v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Fort Vancouver Plywood Co., a Washington Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Melissa Johnson, an Infant by Barbara Johnson, Her Mother and Natural Guardian and Barbara Johnson, Individually v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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