Legal Opinion
United States v. Sharpe
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1951No. 6233PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by the United States from a judgment under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b). The plaintiffs were injured in the collision between an automobile in which they were riding and an automobile owned and driven by Sergeant Ernest Thompson. The trial judge held the United States liable under the Tort Claims Act for the negligence of Sergeant Thompson and the correctness of this ruling is the only question presented by the appeal.
Sergeant Thompson was a member of a paratroop company which had been stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Deitrick v. GreaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Linville v. . NissenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
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3Cited by51 opinions
- O. B. Hinson, Mrs. O. B. Hinson and Danny Hinson, a Minor, by and Through O. B. Hinson, as Next Friend v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Cooner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Theodore J. Chapin and Adam Sydlik v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Althea G. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. Lushbough Hoffman v. LushboughCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
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