Legal Opinion
Reverend Johnstone Beech and Mrs. Maryalma Beech v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1965No. 21664PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
On February 28, 1963, Reverend and Mrs. Beech instituted this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act seeking damage for the alleged negligence of hospital employees in placing and leaving an excessive amount of wax on the hospital floor and thus causing Mrs. Beech’s fall and her resultant injuries. The complaint also alleged that the hospital doctors, by their neglect and fault, had failed to provide her with proper care and treatment, and hence, had aggravated her injuries.
The Government moved for summary judgment, basing its request on the grounds:(1) That…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lee Quinton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Victor M. Hungerford, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- John M. Kossick v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Wilroy ReidCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Eddie Stanley v. Guy Scroggins Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Albert E. Albertson v. T.J. Stevenson & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- James White v. Carl ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Hazel Morgan Hicks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Octavio Jimenez-Nieves v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Folmar v. Montgomery Fair Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1975
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