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Sapp v. United States
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 22, 1957No. Civ. A. 5398PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
Brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 1 this suit is for personal injuries sustained by Sgt. and Mrs. James. C. Sapp when a United States Air Force B-47 Bomber crashed and burst into flames within a few feet of their home.
The facts, insofar as shown, are these:(1) On the evening of February 28, 1955, at approximately 6:30 P.M., a B-47 aircraft, No. 2045, took off on a routine training mission from the Lake Charles Air Force Base.(2) At all times pertinent the aircraft was in the sole and exclusive custody and control of employees of the United States, acting in the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Preferred Insurance Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Freddie L. Johnson and Clara Johnson, Husband and Wife, and Cross v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Timothy B. Hay, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Swanson v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1964
- United States v. G. v. Johnson, and His Wife Letha JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- William E. Hale, a Minor by Next Friend, John F. Hale v. United States of America, John F. Hale v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Stocking v. Johnson Flying ServiceMontana Supreme Court · 1963
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