Legal Opinion
Blesy v. United States
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided January 9, 1978No. Civ-1970-556PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
This case was brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recover damages arising out of a two-car collision in Hamburg, New York, between the plaintiff and defendant Eugene Flynn, a serviceman. The defendant United States moved for summary judgment on the issue of its liability, claiming that Flynn was not acting within the scope of his employment at the time of the accident. The parties agreed to a bifurcated trial, with this issue to be determined in advance of a trial on the questions of Flynn’s negligence and damages. On July 28, 1976, a trial was held, at which the…
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- Riley v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
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