Legal Opinion
Firfer Et Ux. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 10, 1953No. 11676PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a dismissal of the complaint in an action for damages for personal injury under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 and 2671 et seq. (Supp.1952). The facts, as they appear in appellants’ opening statement and from certain photographs and plats submitted to the Court with appellee’s consent, as a part thereof, may be summarized as follows:
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D. C., is maintained by the Federal Government for the use and pleasure of the citizens generally and the public is permitted and invited to visit it. The Memorial…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Mendelowitz v. NeisnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Briney v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
- Arthur v. Standard Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Jack Jeffries v. Potomac Development Corporation v. Erwin F. Simon & Associates and Thomas L. Watson, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Alva Laverne Luck and Jenell A. Baker, a Minor Child v. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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