Legal Opinion
Miller v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 15, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-0916PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Senior District Judge.
Defendant, the United States of America, has moved for summary judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 in this action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. 1
As to plaintiff Bruce Johnston, Jr., I will deny defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Because there was no duty owed to Robin Miller as a matter of law, and the facts when viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff do not establish that the defendant undertook to protect Robin Miller, I will grant defendant’s motion for summary…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Tarasoff v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Marvin v. MarvinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- In Re Quarles and ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Caldwell v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Williamson v. City of Virginia Beach, Va.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1992
- Braxton v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Vivian W. Galanti v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Piechowicz v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1988
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