Legal Opinion

Mercer v. United States

District Court, S.D. Ohio

Decided August 17, 1978No. C-2-77-107PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DUNCAN, District Judge.

This is an action against the United States for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent, William R. Mercer, who was killed on January 29, 1975, during the course of his employment at the Blue Rock Quarry Mines in Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio. On October 2, 1974, and on other prior occasions, agents of the federal government undertook to inspect the Blue Rock Quarry Mine pursuant to 30 U.S.C. § 723(2). Plaintiff alleges that these inspections were negligently performed because they failed to disclose and that the defendant failed to order…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Rayonier Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. United States v. Robert Smith, D/B/A Smith Contracting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Trianon Park Condominium v. City of HialeahSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Myers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  3. United Scottish Insurance Company v. United States of America, Kathleen M. Fleming v. United States of America, Simone C. Weaver v. United States of America, John William Dowdle, Jr. v. United States of America, Maxine Cearley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  4. Johnson v. SawyerDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1986
  5. United Scottish Insurance v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

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