Legal Opinion
Brandes v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 4, 1983No. C-82-1982 RPAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
AGUILAR, District Judge.
This case raises questions concerning the government’s potential liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the acts of an individual who was not technically an employee of the government. Defendant, Ms. Rue W. Dann, was driving a government car when she collided with plaintiff. Plaintiff was injured and brought suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., and against Dann individually.
In a series of earlier motions, the government sought a ruling that the government is not responsible…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Edward C. Becker, Administrator of the Estate of Ernest J. Becker, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- John W. Pattno, Administrator of the Estate of Gene A. Lewis, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Larry Michael Slagle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- John B. Witt v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Loren Christian Brandes, Plaintiff/appellant/cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Defendants/appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986