Legal Opinion
Fries v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 22, 1948No. 10700PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge.
This civil action for damages for personal injury brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 presents novelty. Admittedly, the plaintiff, Fries, now appellant, was injured in a street collision at Louisville, Kentucky, as the direct and proximate result of the negligent operation of a Plymouth automobile owned by the Public Health Service of the United States and furnished to the Louisville and Jefferson County Board of Health, for use in connection with a project hereinafter discussed.
The United States District Court denied recovery for the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Denton v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Carboneau v. PetersonWashington Supreme Court · 1939
- Chisholm v. GilmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- Detachable Bit Co. v. Timken Roller Bearing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by25 opinions
- McRoberts v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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- New York Mail & Newspaper Transportation Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1957
- Cyril v. Dornan v. United States of America, Third-Party Oro Dam Constructors, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Jozwiak v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1954
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