Legal Opinion
Marian E. Bartch v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1964No. 7426_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
The question here presented is whether the Colorado statutory limitation upon gross recovery for wrongful death is applicable in an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2674. The United States District Court for the District of Colorado concluded that applicable state law precluded any recovery in excess of $25,000 and entered judgment accordingly. This appeal tests only that conclusion.
Plaintiff-appellant is the widow of Victor E. Bartch who was killed while working at a missile site at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. Decedent was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Mitton v. Granite State Fire Ins. Co. Granite State Fire Ins. Co. v. MittonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Herbertson v. RussellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1962
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3Cited by18 opinions
- MacHinery Center, Inc. And the Continental Bank and Trust Company v. Anchor National Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Wyoming Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., a Wyoming Corporation v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- John T. McClain v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Ruth E. Teague v. Grand River Dam AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Shirley Haskin, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles D. Haskin, Deceased, and Transco Contracting Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
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