Legal Opinion
Leisy v. United States
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 26, 1952No. Civ. 970PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 to recover damages for the destruction of mink on plaintiff’s-fur farm on the north shore of Birch Lake, near Hackensack, Minnesota.
Defendant denied liability. The matter was tried and submitted on briefs.
It is undisputed that plaintiff operated a fur farm and owned the mink in question. There is nothing in the evidence contradicting the claim of plaintiff that the-mink were destroyed.
The facts disclose that on May 8, 1948,, plaintiff and an employee at the farm were working on the roof of one of the farm…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Maitland v. Twin City Aviation Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1949
- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. v. De ParcqCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Erickson v. KingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- Lake Shore Nat. Bank v. Bellanca Aircraft CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1949
3Cited by6 opinions
- Town of East Haven v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- United States v. 4.43 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Tarrant CountyDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1956
- United States v. DrinkwaterDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1977
- Wildwood Mink Ranch v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1963
- Larson v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
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