Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided May 5, 1978No. CIV76-5017PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BOGUE, District Judge.
This suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act is brought to recover for the wrongful death, of Robert Williams. Mr. Williams was shot and killed by Alonzo Bush on May 3, 1975, the day following Bush’s release from the Fort Meade, South Dakota Veterans Administration Hospital. Under all of the circumstances, examined in detail be low, we find that failure of the hospital to notify Meade County authorities of the discharge and release of Alonzo Bush was negligent and that such negligence was the proximate cause of Mr. Williams’ death.
FACTS
In June of 1973,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Hazel Morgan Hicks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Washington Hospital Center v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Merchants Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Fargo v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1967
- White v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1965
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3Cited by43 opinions
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