Legal Opinion
McNamara v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 16, 1961No. Civ. A. 3768-60PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the female plaintiff, Helen E. McNamara, and for loss of services suffered by her husband, John P. McNamara, the male plaintiff, as a result of his wife’s injuries.
The facts out of which this ease arose are not in dispute. The two plaintiffs and their son were visitors to Washington on the day in question in this ease. As is true of numerous sightseers, they went to see the Capitol. They were walking along the corridor leading from the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Firfer Et Ux. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1930
- Brodsky v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Campbell v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- Peets v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1958
3Cited by24 opinions
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Stanley Ex Rel. Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Rodriguez v. Town of Moose RiverSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
- United States v. Edward Lepatourel and Valerie LepatourelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Burton v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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