Legal Opinion
Leon v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 31, 1961No. Civ. 20055PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYERS, District Judge.
This is a federal tort claim action brought by the plaintiff as the result of the rear end striking of his car by a Government truck at about 2:45 p. m. on September 7, 1958 in Clarkstown, Rock-land County, New York. The plaintiff’s car was at rest on Route 303, a few feet from the place where it merges with Route 9W.
An understanding of the happening will be promoted by observing a sketch which accurately depicts the general locality involved [Plaintiff’s Exhibit 1] :
It was agreed at the trial that Route 303 is about 16 to 18 feet wide and 9W is about 30 feet wide, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Drinkwater v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Landon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- De Paulis v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1961
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