Legal Opinion
Baker v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 14, 1958No. Civ. A. Nos. 3015-52, 5807-52, 5808-52PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
This action arises out of an automobile collision between an automobile driven by Dot John Baker, deceased, and an army pick-up truck driven by Sergeant Levi H. Graves on Route 2, Caroline County, Virginia, some two and one-half miles north of Bowling Green, Virginia. Plaintiffs are seeking recovery under the Federal Tort Claims Act.1
When tried originally before this Court; judgment was rendered for the defendants. The Court ruled that Sgt. Graves was negligent, but under the Federal law then applicable, he was not acting within the scope of his employment so as to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- United States v. SharpeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Hubsch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- McNeill v. SpindlerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Meléndez v. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1960
- Pacheco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Pacheco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Meléndez v. Commonwealth of Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1960