Legal Opinion
Joseph Voytas, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Edward J. Voytas, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 1958No. 12271_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action individually and as administrator of the estate of Edward J. Voytas, deceased, to recover damages from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b) and 28 U.S.C.A. Ch. 171. The trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law. It decided the issues in favor of the defendant.
Edward, who was the eight-year-old son of plaintiff, was killed while walking upon a sidewalk in Chicago, Illinois, by a metal fragment which was hurled in his direction as the result of an explosion of Composition C-3 which had been…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. Lushbough Hoffman v. LushboughCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Stewart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Julie R. Blitz v. Janet M. Boog, Julie R. Blitz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Allen Williams B/n/f Louise J. Smyre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Jerry Frazier, a Minor, by His Next Friend, T. L. Frazier, and T. L. Frazier v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Lois M. Cobb, Individually and as of the Will of Russell E. Cobb, Deceased v. Robert Kumm and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
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