Legal Opinion
Suchomajcz v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 29, 1979No. Civ. A. 71-1832PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
This is a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Claimants contend their children were injured because the government negligently permitted the mails to be used for the delivery of a highly dangerous substance. Unresolved questions of material facts affecting the nature and scope of the government’s responsibility require its present motion for summary judgment to be denied.
Plaintiffs’ complaint seeks damages from the United States on behalf of the guardians and personal representatives of six minors who suffered serious burns on July 6, 1970, when one of them…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Norman I. Suchomajcz, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Suchomajcz, a Minor v. Hummel Chemical Company, Newark, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Christie Industries, Inc. Edwin C. Christie. Appeal of Edwin C. ChristieCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Birnbaum v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Martin John Beattie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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