Legal Opinion
Frentz v. United States
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 1, 1958No. Civ. A. No. 5270PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
William H. Frentz, age 78, was injured while on foot crossing the St. Claude Avenue Bridge across the Industrial Canal in New Orleans. This basculetype drawbridge is under the control of the U. S. Engineers and was operated at *699the time in question by employees of the War Department of the United States. This suit, brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act,1 alleges negligence on the part of these employees in the operation of the bridge causing injury to the plaintiff. The accident occurred when Frentz, caught on the bridge while it was being raised, jumped…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rayonier Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Jackson v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Moncrieff v. LacobieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Gloria Mae Brown, in Person, and on Behalf of Her Minor Children, Joann and Velda Marie v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Brown v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1955
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Martinez ex rel. Martinez v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959