Legal Opinion
Richards v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 26, 1962No. 59PublishedCited by 1,588 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
The question to be decided in this case-is what law a Federal District Court should apply in an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 where an act of negligence occurs in one State and results in an injury and death in another State. The basic provision of the Tort Claims Act states that the Government shall be liable for tortious conduct committed by its employees acting within the scope of their employment “under circumstances where the' United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission…
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