Legal Opinion
Joyce v. United States
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 1971No. Civ. A. 70-226PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOURLEY, Senior District Judge.
This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act. After a full and complete trial was held and while the Court was formulating an Opinion, a most unusual course of action is being pursued by the United States.
The Government, by presenting a Motion to Amend Its Answer, questions the jurisdiction of the Court. Generally, a question of this nature can be raised at any time but there are some exceptions. The legal question presented is based on the thesis that the rights of the injured plaintiff fall within the provisions of the Federal Employee’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Norton v. LarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Donald Feeley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Richard D. Di Frischia v. New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Annunzio Somma v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Donna Reilly, Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Lizzie Ethel Kielwien v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Lawrence Mitchell and Algerie Mitchell v. Archibald & Kendall, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- John J. Joyce v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- McDonald v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
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