Legal Opinion
Gary L. Costlow v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 22, 1977No. 76-1659PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
In this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 plaintiff Gary L. Costlow appeals from an order granting the government’s motion for summary judgment. Since the case was inappropriate for summary judgment, we reverse.
Costlow sustained severe permanent injury from burns of the face, arms and upper torso in an automobile accident which occurred on the Schuylkill Expressway in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Costlow was a passenger in an automobile which was struck from behind when it slowed down to avoid an overturned truck obstructing the highway. The…
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