Legal Opinion
Commissioners of the State Ins. Fund v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 21, 1947No. Civ. 39-310, 40-150, C-41-296PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, Associate Justice (sitting by designation).
These are actions against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recover damages for personal injuries caused by alleged negligence of one of its officers. The defendant interposed the defense that the plaintiffs are not the proper party plaintiffs. The latter move to strike the defense.
On the morning of July 28, 1945, a United States Army bomber operated by an Army officer was flying over New York City and struck the upper portion of the tower of a high office building, known as the Empire State Building, which was owned by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Eastern Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- The SirenSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- United States v. ClarkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Cary v. . KoernerNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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- Wesreco, Inc. v. United States Department of the InteriorDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1985
- Paschall v. MooneyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- H. R. Kimbrell and Dean Kimbrell, a Minor, by Next Friend and Father, H. R. Kimbrell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
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