Legal Opinion
St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1951No. 13252_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
The suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., was for recovery of amounts paid by plaintiff, appellant here, in settlement of suits and claims of its employees for damages caused by the inhalation of and contact with gas from poisonous gas bombs shipped by defendant and hauled by plaintiff over its line.
The claim was: that defendant, without giving plaintiff the proper warnings, or taking the proper precautions as to the bombs to prevent injury therefrom, but negligently omitting both, had, without any fault on plaintiff’s part,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. v. Southern Pacific Co. Southern Pacific Co. v. Booth-Kelly Lumber CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Granquist v. Crystal Springs Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by24 opinions
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener and Catherine B. Nollenberger (Excluding Faith C. Paris), United States of America v. Janice WienerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Jerome S. Murray v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, a Corp. v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Bush v. City of LaurelMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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