Legal Opinion
Reilly v. Peterson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 11, 1977No. 76 Civ. 2855PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LASKER, District Judge.
James and Lorraine Reilly have sued Mrs. Winifred J. Peterson on account of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. At the time of the accident, Mrs. Peterson was acting within the scope of her employment with the Bureau of the Census, United States Department of the Treasury (the Census Bureau). On June 18, 1975 the plaintiffs commenced this action in New York Supreme Court, Dutchess County, against Mrs. Peterson, the driver, and her husband Eric, the owner of the vehicle. Plaintiffs, however, failed to file a claim for damages with the Census Bureau…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mary Eileen Meeker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Driggers v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
- Binn v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1975
- Abrams v. SinonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- Abrams v. SinonMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
3Cited by2 opinions
- Mentis v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1982
- Siegal v. AshkinazyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1994