Legal Opinion
State of Maryland v. Manor Real Estate & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1949No. 5899PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., and the Maryland Wrongful Death statute, Code Md.1939, art. 67, § 1 et seq., brought in behalf of the widow of Evered W. Anderson to recover damages for his death. The defendants are Manor Real Estate and Trust Company, a holding company affiliated with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Calvert Village, Inc., and the United States of America. The complaint charged that Anderson died of endemic typhus, a disease transmitted by means of the bite of a flea from an infected rat, which in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Looney v. McLeanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Sloan v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1883
- Camp v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Thompson v. ClemensCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
- Charles C. Fulton Building Co. v. StichelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1920
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Aalco Wrecking Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Peterson v. UnderwoodCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- Somerset Seafood Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
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