Legal Opinion
Keleket X-Ray Corporation v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 28, 1960No. 15283PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.
On April 27, 1956, Gertrude Slater suffered personal injuries in the course of an X-ray examination in Freedmen’s Hospital, a government institution. Two years and four days later, on May 1, 1958, she filed a complaint charging negligence against Keleket X-Ray Corporation, the present appellant, and also against the United States, the present appellee. Keleket’s answer, filed February 25, 1959, included a cross-claim against the United States for contribution.
Congress has provided that “A tort claim against the United States shall be forever barred unless action is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Yellow Cab Co. of D. C., Inc. v. DreslinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Drumgoole v. Virginia Electric & Power CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1959
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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- Stephens v. McBrideIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
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