Legal Opinion
Sickman v. United States (Two Cases). Ryal v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 1950No. 10101, 10103, 10102PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in the three suits before us are either owners of or tenants on farms located along the westerly side of the Horseshoe Lake State Game Preserve in Alexander County, Illinois. The actions are brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b) and 2671-2680, to recover $26,500 alleged damages to their crops of corn and soybeans claimed to have been destroyed in 1946 and 1947 by migratory waterfowl, principally Canada geese. The district court sustained defendant’s motion to dismiss the amended complaints. Plaintiffs elected to stand on their…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lansden v. Hart, United States AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Moss v. PardridgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1881
- McPherson v. JamesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896
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