Legal Opinion
Lois Munson v. United States of America, D. James Munson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1967No. 17285, 17286PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Chief Judge.
On April 3, 1961, Venneth L. Beard, a Secret Service agent, acting in the course of his official employment, was involved in an automobile collision with plaintiff, Lois Munson, in Toledo, Ohio. As a result of this accident a cause of action for negligence arose on her behalf against Beard personally and against the United States as his employer, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671-2680. In addition, another set of actions, for loss of services and consortium, arose against the same two defendants on behalf of D. James Munson, the husband of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Losito v. Kruse, Jr.Ohio Supreme Court · 1940
- Herron v. City of YoungstownOhio Supreme Court · 1940
- Air Transport Associates, Inc., a Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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