Legal Opinion

United States v. Folk

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 10, 1952No. 6472, 6473PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

Two actions were brought, in the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., to recover $35,000.00 in Civil Action Number 1170 for the death, and $10,000.00 in Civil Action Number 171 for pain and suffering of John Henry Hammond as a result of a wound from a bullet accidently discharged from the pistol of an agent of the Federal Alcohol Tax Unit while the agent was in the performance of his official duties of participating in a raid upon an illicit distillery located in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. SpelarSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
  3. Parrish v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  4. Jones v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  5. State v. BarnettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Lowe v. Department of Motor VehiclesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  2. Ballew v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
  3. Pendarvis v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1965
  4. City of Norfolk v. McFarlandDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1956
  5. Sanders v. GreenDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1962

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