Legal Opinion
Hinkie v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-2340PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
SHAPIRO, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Irene Hinkie is the wife of Howard E. Hinkie, Sr. (“Hinkie, Sr.”), a former serviceman allegedly exposed to harmful doses of radiation during the 1955 Army nuclear testing in Nevada. She, Paul Hinkie (her son), and the estate of Timothy Hinkie (her deceased son), bring this action against the United States and against Reynolds Electric and Engineering Company (“REECO”). They charge that various injuries sustained by them were caused by defendants’ negligence in the conduct of the “Teapot Dome” series of nuclear tests that took place in the Nevada…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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