Legal Opinion
United States v. Betty Lancaster Shively
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1965No. 20755PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARSWELL, District Judge.
Betty Lancaster Shively sued under the Tort Claims Act for damages incident to injuries sustained by her as a result of the alleged negligence of agents of the United States in allowing her former husband, Sergeant John Lancaster, to have possession of a weapon, the property of the United States, with which he inflicted injuries upon her in a murderous assault.
Upon full and careful development .of the record, about which there is no complaint, the District Court held for Betty Lancaster Shively.
We conclude that the facts of this record show that the negligence of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Skelton v. GambrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
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