Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1979No. Nos. 77-1068, 77-1069PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a suit brought by the co-administrators (hereinafter appellees) of the estate of Louise M. Johnson, who died in a fire that destroyed the building where she worked. At the time of her death, the decedent was a part-time civilian dance instructor employed by the Recreation Department of the Naval Air Station Memphis (the Department), located in Millington, Tennessee.
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Appellees brought this wrongful death action against the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(a), 2671 et seq. Appellees alleged in their…
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- United States v. Fernando S. ForfariCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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