Legal Opinion
D'Ambra v. United States
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 16, 1973No. Civ. A. 4619PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) by Constance C. D’Ambra and her husband Joseph A. D’Ambra for injuries sustained by plaintiff wife and losses incurred by plaintiff husband as a result of the shock and physical manifestations thereof suffered by Constance D’Ambra from witnessing her infant son of four years, Gregory Allen D’Am-bra, being struck and killed by a United States mail truck.
Jurisdiction of this Court is predicated on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 1402(b). The plaintiffs reside and all the operative facts occurred…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Tobin v. GrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Rodrigues v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Leong Ex Rel. Petagno v. TakasakiHawaii Supreme Court · 1974
- Mazzagatti v. Everingham by EveringhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- D'Ambra v. United StatesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
- Donna Reilly v. United StatesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
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