Legal Opinion
Niagara Fire Ins. Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 22, 1948PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, District Judge.
In each of the above-entitled causes, plaintiffs move to strike defenses that the court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter of the action; and, by cross-motion to dismiss, the United States challenges the power of the court to proceed and the sufficiency of plaintiffs’ statement of their claim for relief. The cases were argued together; and it will be convenient to dispose of them together, as in each case the substantial question presented for decision is whether or not the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 931(a), may be availed of by subrogees. In the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. Hooker Electrochemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Anderson v. John L. Hayes Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Defense Supplies Corp. v. United States Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Grace Ex Rel. Grangers Mut. Ins. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1948
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- In Re Silver Bridge Disaster LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1974
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