Legal Opinion
Brown & Root, Inc. v. United States
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 26, 1950No. Civ. A. 4395PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNALLY, District Judge.
This action, filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 1 seeking recovery of Indemnity or contribution by a tort-feasor against the United States (allegedly a joint tort-fea-sor), presents many interesting questions under that statute and under the laws of this State.
During 1947 Brown & Root, Inc., a large general contracting firm, was engaged in certain road construction at Camp Hood, Texas, a U. S. military reservation, under contract with the U. S. Engineers. A hard surfaced and widely traveled road (referred to in the evidence as the “access road”) was open to use,…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bradshaw v. Baylor UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1935
- Munro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Baltimore Transit Co. v. State Rx Rel. SchrieferCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bolton v. ZieglerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1953
- Panhandle Gravel Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- R.R. Street & Co. v. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002
- Austin Road Company v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Traveler's Insurance Company v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1968
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