Legal Opinion
Torres v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 14, 1969No. 68-C-743PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum of Decision and Order
MISHLER, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), based on a claim of negligence on the part of the Government in failing to inspect and/or maintain a stairway at premises 123-20 Grayson Street, Springfield Gardens, in the Borough of Queens, City and State of New York. The case was tried to the court without a jury.
On May 19, 1967, plaintiff was in the employ of Canarsie Outlet Sales Corp. He arrived at 123-20 Grayson Street with a truckload of furniture, consisting of a dining room set, a living room…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Altz v. . LeibersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Appel v. MullerNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Pharm v. LituchyNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Weiner v. Leroco Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Mary P. Klein and William Klein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by4 opinions
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