Legal Opinion
Robin Construction Company, a Corporation of New Jersey, Richard D. Masia and Judith Masia v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 14, 1965No. 14846_1PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant under Rule 56.
Plaintiffs, the owners of a house and tract of land in Summit, New Jersey, sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). Their complaint alleged that “agents, servants or employees of the United States acting within the scope of their office or employment” entered and trespassed upon plaintiffs’ property on October 1,1961, and destroyed and damaged trees and other growths on it. The answer denied the allegations of the complaint. Plaintiffs then…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Frederick Hart & Co. v. Recordgraph CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Maryland Ex Rel. Levin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- De Luca v. Atlantic Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Proctor v. Sagamore Big Game ClubCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by134 opinions
- Fireman's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey v. Raymond DufresneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Ness v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Sylvester Lockhart, Jr. v. Charles A. Hoenstine, Prothonotary of the Superior Court of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Dowling v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Pfeil v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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