Legal Opinion
Smart v. United States
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided April 30, 1953No. Civ. A. 5552PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Francis Irene Smart, brings this action against the United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 to recover for personal injuries she received when she was struck by a car being negligently driven by one Ralph Edward Dungan. Plaintiff alleges that the said Ralph Dungan was a mental patient traveling to his parents’ home in Phoenix, Arizona, on a “trial visit” from the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in Marion, Indiana, and that the officials and employees of the hospital were guilty of negligence in permitting Dungan to travel…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Costley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- United States v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Vrooman v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- United States v. Gaidys Et Ux. Gaidys v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Chournos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Sego v. MainsColorado Court of Appeals · 1978
- Philco Corporation v. Radio Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
- John W. Morton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Callbeck v. StateCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1958
- Garza v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1975