Legal Opinion
Grace Ex Rel. Grangers Mut. Ins. v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 5, 1948No. Civil Action 3262PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
In this case the plaintiffs sue the United States for damage to their automobile truck caused by the alleged negligence of an employee of the defendant. The suit is based on the recently enacted Federal Tort Claims Act, §§ 921-946.
The facts of the case are set out in a stipulation from which I find that the damage to the plaintiffs’ truck occurred on July 24, 1946, and resulted from a collision on a Maryland highway with a motor vehicle (a Jeep) owned by the United States and operated by its employee acting within the scope of his employment. The collision was caused…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Phœnix Insurance v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- McKenzie v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Martin v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Hall & Long v. Railroad Cos.Supreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. ShannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- United States v. KimCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Jefferson v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1948
- Pittman v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1953
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