Legal Opinion
Maryland Ex Rel. Burkhardt v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1947No. 5633PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by plaintiff from an order dismissing an action to recover damages on account of wrongful death instituted under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title IV, Public Law 601, Aug. 2, 1946, 60 Stat. 843, 28 U.S.C.A. § 921 et seq. The action was brought for the benefit of the widow of one George N. F. Burkhardt, who was killed on September 2, 1945, when the automobile in which he was riding was in collision with a truck of the United States Army. The action was instituted December 5, 1946, and was dismissed by the learned judge below because not brought within…
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