Halpern v. United States

RAYFIEL, District Judge.

At about 2:40 p. m., on February 10, 1949, the plaintiff’s automobile, a 1948 Chevrolet sedan, and a bus, owned by the defendant, and operated by one Private Jerry R. Monnett, of the United States Army, were in collision, and plaintiff brought this action to recover for the resultant damage to his automobile and the injuries sustained by him.

The collision occurred at the intersection of U. S. Route 13 and U. S. Route 40, in the vicinity of a place known as Hare’s Corner, near the city of Wilmington, in the State of Delaware.

U. S. Route 13 is a six lane highway and runs…