Legal Opinion
Lewis W. Knecht, Administrator of the Estate of William J. Knecht, Deceased, in No. 12101 v. United States of America, in No. 12102
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 29, 1957No. 12102_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This case presents an interesting narrow question under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680. As the case comes to this Court most of the disputed questions have been resolved. The incident out of which the suit arose was a highway accident in Alaska in which a United States soldier while off duty was killed through the negligence of another soldier who was on duty at the time. On the issue of the government’s liability to a serviceman, Brooks v. United States, 1949, 337 U.S. 49, 69 S.Ct. 918, 93 L.Ed. 1200, and Feres v. United States, 1950, 340…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. BabcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- United States v. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- James B. Stanley v. Central Intelligence Agency United States Department of Defense U.S. ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Freddie L. Johnson and Clara Johnson, Husband and Wife, and Cross v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Timothy B. Hay, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Donald Feeley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- United States v. William H. Price, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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