Legal Opinion
Spelar v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1948No. 33, Docket 21041PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
Does the exclusion from the coverage of the Federal Tort Claims Act of any “claim arising in a foreign country,” 28 U. S.C.A. § 943(k), Revised Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2680 (k), prevent recovery from the United States of America for wrongful death occurring on a Government airfield in Newfoundland in an area covered by a 99-year lease and executive agreement as a part of the famous “destroyer deal” between Great Britain and the United States of March 27, 1941? In dismissing this action the district court has held that it does. D.C.E.D.N.Y., 75 F.Supp. 967. Vv - are…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- The AdventureU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Virginia · 1812
- Taber v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1839
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Foley Bros., Inc. v. FilardoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. SpelarSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Guy F. Atkinson Co. v. Merritt, Chapman, & Scott Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1954
- Lyon & Sons, Inc. v. N. C. State Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Union Trust Co. of District of Columbia v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1953
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