Legal Opinion
United States v. Vernon Cab Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 2, 1954No. Civ. A. No. 53-1160PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
The defendant in an action for damage to a government motor vehicle has filed a counterclaim for damages to his own vehicle arising out of the same accident. The government has filed a motion to dismiss the counterclaim, based on the ground that the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., makes no provision for counterclaims, but only for original suits. The government cites United States v. Pittsley, D.C.Mass., 86 F.Supp. 463 in support of its position. Since the Pittsley case the Supreme Court has decided United States v. Yellow Cab Co., 340…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. SilvertonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- United States v. RosatiDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1951
- United States v. HarmsDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1951
- United States v. PittsleyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1949
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sigrid Ethel Koeppe v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- United States v. Wilkes-Barre Transit Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
- Chagnon v. GriffithsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1955