Legal Opinion
Virginia McDuffee v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1985No. 84-2543PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SACHS, District Judge.
The district court’s denial.of the Government’s motion to dismiss appellees’ (the McDuffees) action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq., is now before this court on an interlocutory appeal. 1 The sole issues to be decided here are whether appellees’ administrative and judicial filings were timely under the relevant limitations provision of the FTCA, 28 U.S.C. § 2401(b):
A tort claim against the United States shall be forever barred unless it is presented in writing to the appropriate federal agency within two years after such claim accrues…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Larry Howard Homan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- In Re Gotham Provision Company, Inc., Debtor/debtor in Possession, the First State Bank of Miami v. Gotham Provision Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Robert L. Rust v. Quality Car Corral, Inc. And the Provident BankCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- McMullen v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Allen A. Clifford, by His Guardian, Dewey J. Clifford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Eric A. Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Johnson v. RiddleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Johnson v. RiddleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Nelda Mattson v. U.S. West Communications, Inc., Service Investment Corporation, Doing Business as Service Investment Collection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Austin Vernell, Acting for and on Behalf of the Community Estate and Helen Vernell, Individually v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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