Legal Opinion
Willie B. Vincent v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1975No. 74-1738PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Christopher Smith and Sharon Vincent, pre-school children, sustained severe bodily injuries in an automobile accident while riding with Mary L. Rush, who was transporting the children from a “Head Start” program to their homes. The children and their parents filed this suit pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., alleging that Mrs. Rush negligently operated her automobile, thereby causing the accident.
The district court (Judge Oren Harris) ruled that Mrs. Rush was not an employee of the United States and dismissed the action. 1 Plaintiffs appeal from that dismissal.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Erma W. Hines v. Cenla Community Action Committee, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Hilda Robles v. El Paso Community Action Agency, Project Bravo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Vincent v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1974
- Joseph v. Orleans, by His Father and Next Friend, Joseph A. Orleans v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Relf v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Perez v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1978
- Wright v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1977
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