Legal Opinion
Dorcas J. Daniels-Lumley v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 7, 1962No. 16597PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises questions as to the liability of the United States and the District of Columbia for damages for the injuries sustained by the appellant, an employee of the United States, as a result of a fall on a sidewalk in the District.
On December 5, 1957, the plaintiff-appellant was employed in the South Building of the United States Department of Agriculture in the District of Columbia. During her normal working hours on that day, she left the building to mail a personal letter in the public mailbox located on the sidewalk a few feet from the northwest…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Edith Blanc v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Annunzio Somma v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by38 opinions
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