Legal Opinion
Cerri v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 17, 1948No. 27451PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROCHE, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, husband and wife, 'bring this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 921-946, 1 to recover for injuries suffered by the wife, an -innocent bystander, when she was wounded as the result of a shot fired by a soldier on guard duty, while he was attempting to halt a civilian under arrest.
The record discloses the following facts:
Pfc. Robert E. Alexander of the United States Army was on guard duty as a member of the Military Police Detachment, stationed at the entrance to Pier 45, at the foot of Taylor Street in San Francisco, on August 5, 1945. He…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Maryland Ex Rel. Burkhardt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Meek v. Pacific Electric Ry. Co.California Supreme Court · 1917
- Martin v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1900
- Baisley v. HenryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- People v. LathropCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1920
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Stepp v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- Martha M. Kirk, an Adult, and Kenneth William Kirk, a Minor, Who Sues by His Guardian Ad Litem, Martha M. Kirk v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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