Legal Opinion

Hampton v. United States

District Court, D. Nevada

Decided April 29, 1954No. 1017PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOLEY, District Judge.

The 25-month old daughter of the plaintiffs died as a result of injuries sustained when she was struck by a United States Navy pickup truck at Babbitt, Nevada, on the morning of January 30, 1952. Plaintiffs, the parents of the child, instituted this action against the defendant United States of America pursuant to the provisions of the Tort Claims Act, Sections 1346(b), 2671-2680, 28 U.S.C.A.

No one saw this unfortunate accident except perhaps William Lunsford, the driver of the truck, who was not called upon to testify at the trial. At the pretrial conference it was…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
  2. Hord v. National Homeopathic HospitalDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1952
  3. National Homeopathic Hospital v. HordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
  4. Couch v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Court of Appeal · 1947
  5. Zumwalt v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. HAHN v. MooreIndiana Court of Appeals · 1956
  2. Otis Elevator Co. v. ReidNevada Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Dean v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1965
  4. HAHN v. MooreIndiana Court of Appeals · 1956
  5. Marvin R. Ray v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

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