Legal Opinion
Mrs. W. E. (Ethel) Simpson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1963No. 19690PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff, the widow of W. E. Simpson, from an award of damages in a wrongful death action which she contends is grossly inadequate.
On November 30, 1960, Simpson, while changing a flat tire, was struck and killed by a drunken government employee driving a government vehicle. Suit was brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b). The trial judge, hearing the case without a jury, found that both parties were negligent, but that there was insufficient proof to show by a preponderance of the evidence that…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Sanders v. LeechCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- United States v. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Continental Bus System, Inc. v. ToombsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Texas Consolidated Transportation Co. v. EubanksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Union Transports, Inc. v. BraunCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Ferrero v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Postow v. Oba Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Best Steel Buildings, Inc. v. HardinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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