Legal Opinion

United States v. William H. Kelly

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 20, 1956No. 15492_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

William H. Kelly brought this action against the United States for damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), alleging that government employees at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Hot Springs, South Dakota, acting within the scope-of their employment, negligently placed poisonous substances in the “edible garbage” sold by the government to Mr. *234Kelly for use as feed for his hogs, and that such negligence directly and proximately caused the death of seven head of plaintiff’s cattle to his damage in the sum of $2172, under circumstances…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. Air Transport Associates, Inc., a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  3. Johnson v. MalloryNebraska Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Krumvieda v. HammondSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1947
  5. Rushford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  2. JIG the Third Corp. v. Puritan Marine Insurance Underwriters Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Jig the Third Corporation v. Puritan Marine Insurance Underwriters Corporation, Defendants-Third-Party Atlantic Marine, Inc., Third-Party-Defendant-Appellant. James I. George, Jr. v. Atlantic Marine, Inc., Jig the Third Corporation v. Y. E. Hall, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party Atlantic Marine, Inc., Third-Party-Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. William H. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956

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