Legal Opinion
Graves v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 12, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-0337PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Plaintiff claims that the Air Force was negligent in failing to provide a second exit in a mechanical room located in a dining hall building on the Bolling Air Force Base. As a consequence of this alleged negligence, plaintiff’s husband died when, after an explosion, he was unable to escape.
The evidence adduced at the trial showed that the mechanical room at the Base houses, among other things, three so-called converters or boilers in which cold water is heated for use in kitchen and cafeteria…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Semler v. Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D. C., Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Jerome S. Murray v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Charles E. Runyon, of the Estate of Charles B. Runyon, Deceased v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Betty Joe Bowman v. Redding & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Elliott v. Michael James, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Jonathan Woodner Co. v. BreedenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Doe v. BinkerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Burton v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- WACHSMAN EX REL. WASCHSMAN v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Robinson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
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