Legal Opinion
Blaine v. United States
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided August 3, 1951No. Civ. A. 1234PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) and § 2671, for personal injury caused when plaintiff caught her foot on a fault in a sidewalk alongside the United States Post Office building in Knoxville, Tennessee, and sustained a broken arm in the resultant fall. The fault had occurred as a result of the subsidence of one slab in the sectioned concrete to a depth of approximately three-fourths of an inch below the level of one of the adjacent slabs. The accident occurred on January 15, 1949, plaintiff at the time being on her way to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gargaro v. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Hale v. JohnstonTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Vance v. Shelby CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Woods v. Forest Hill Cemetery, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- Drake v. HaganTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
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3Cited by13 opinions
- The American Exchange Bank of Madison, Wisconsin, as of the Estate of Pauline H. Williams, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Viands v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Shields v. Food Fair Stores of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
- Gilroy v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1953
- Phillips v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1952
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