Legal Opinion
William M. Stokes, Jr. v. Robert D. Adair
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1959No. 7805PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This case raises the question whether the United States District Court in Richmond, Virginia, has jurisdiction of a suit brought by a citizen of the state to recover damages from another citizen of the state for injuries suffered by the plaintiff on the United States Military Reservation of Fort Leavenworth in the State of Kansas, when he was thrown violently against the windshield of an automobile driven by the defendant in what is alleged to have been a reckless and grossly negligent manner. Jurisdiction is claimed under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, which gives the district courts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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