Legal Opinion
Stancil v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 8, 1961No. Civ. A. 2497PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
In this action seeking a recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq. for the wrongful death of Ben Stancil who was electrocuted on April 30, 1957, while engaged in painting in the vicinity of high tension wires on property of the United States, there are essentially three questions remaining for consideration. They may be stated as follows:(1) Where a defendant seeks the benefit of a third-party action and sues as a third-party plaintiff against third-party defendants, and a final judgment is entered in favor of the defendant…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Von Hoffman v. City of QuincySupreme Court of the United States · 1867
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Cofield v. NucklesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Maida Ludvik Sheris v. The Travelers Insurance Company, Maida Ludvik Sheris v. The Travelers Insurance ComapnyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Bledsoe v. Dalkon Shield Trust (In re A.H. Robins Co.)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
- Kaplan v. Industrial Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1978
- Wood v. Caudle-Hyatt, Inc.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1994
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