Legal Opinion

Googe v. United States

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided December 28, 1951No. Civ. 9376PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BYERS, District Judge.

The plaintiff sues under the Federal Tort Claims- Act to re-cover $100,000 damages for personal injuries sustained on January 5, 1948, as the result of his jumping out of a fourth floor window in the United States Marine Hospital at Neponsit, Queens County, New Yoi-k, as the aftermath of a four days alcoholic debauch while out of the hospital on a three days’ pass.

He was originally admitted as a tubercular patient on November 14, 1947, received proper treatment, and made such progress that by December 30th his sputum was negative. This appealed in the testi mony, is not…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pekelis v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  2. Martindale v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
  3. Volk v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  4. Reck v. Pacific-Atlantic S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
  5. Robertson v. Charles B. Towns HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Steeves v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1968

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