Legal Opinion
Lois Lewis and Arnold Lewis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1981No. 81-1226PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants, Lois and Arnold Lewis, challenge a judgment entered against them in the district court 1 on a suit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in entering a judgment for the defendant, the United States, because the court did not correctly apply the law of Florida. 2
Lois Lewis was injured on September 26, 1976, while she and her husband were visiting the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Fort Castillo) in St. Augustine, Florida. During her visit to the fort, Lois Lewis stepped onto a gun deck…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hoffman v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Pittman v. Volusia CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Southern Illinois Stone Company, a Corporation v. Universal Engineering Corporation, a Corporation, and MacHinery Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Helen M. Hungate v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Mitchell v. AnkneySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. James Burton Johnson, James Burton Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Romero v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1994
- Zuk v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1988
- Lafromboise v. LeavittCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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