Legal Opinion
Glasscock v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 30, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 2148PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, District Judge.
Plaintiff was severely burned, permanently injured and disfigured while working as a lineman on a power pole owned by the United States. His claim for damages is predicated upon negligence.
The suit arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., was heard by the Court.
The evidence discloses the Government had awarded a contract to the Seal Electric Company to convert an existing power line in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, *320from 2300 to 4160 volts. The plaintiff was an employee of the Seal Electric Company. He was an experienced lineman (eight…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Trimyer v. Norfolk Tallow Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Bowers v. Bristol Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- Joseph E. Dillingham v. Smith-Douglass Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
3Cited by9 opinions
- Smith v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Richard L. Glasscock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Christ Kalopodes, Administrator of the Estate of George A. Kalopodes, Deceased v. Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Vandergrift v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1978
- Hamilton v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
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