Legal Opinion
Mumford Ex Rel. Mumford v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 1, 1957No. Civ. 8515PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
This action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., presents the usual issues of negligence, contributory negligence and last clear chance, in the case of an 8 year old boy who rode his bicycle across a suburban street, in the middle of the block, in the path of an approaching mail truck.
The accident occurred about 3:00 P.M. on June 17, 1955, on 25th Avenue, in District Heights, Prince George’s County, Maryland. That street runs north and south; its macadam pavement measures 36 feet from curb to curb, flanked on each side by a 6 foot grass…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Belle Isle Cab Co. v. PruittCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Henkelmann v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
- State ex rel. Coughlan v. Baltimore & Ohio Rail RoadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
- State Ex Rel. Parr v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
- Fowler v. DeFontesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Stein v. Overlook Joint VentureCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Flohr v. ColemanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Taylor v. ArmigerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Alina v. RaschkaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Hall v. HagueDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
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