Legal Opinion

Jo Ella Michael v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 18, 1964No. 15632PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Michael, et al., appeal from a judgment entered for defendant following trial of a Federal Tort Claims action to the District Judge without a jury. The contested finding of the District Judge was that allegedly negligent conduct of Jasper Slone, a rural mail carrier employed by the United States, was not a proximate cause of the motor vehicle collision in which plaintiffs were injured.

The mail carrier, Slone, was driving his automobile northward on U.S. Highway 25 in Scott County, Kentucky. Contrary to a Kentucky statute, K.R.S. § 189.450(1) he…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. DubersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Pryor's Administrator v. OtterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
  3. Hines v. WesterfieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
  4. Murphy v. HomansCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
  5. Louisville Taxicab Transfer Company v. RenoCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Kathleen and Michael Hasler, (82-1126), (81-1584) v. United States of America, (81-1584), (82-1126)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  2. Drayton Ex Rel. Drayton v. Jiffee Chemical Corp.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1975
  3. Utzinger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
  4. Croushorn Equipment Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
  5. Modin v. New York Central Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981

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