Legal Opinion
United States v. Benson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 30, 1950No. 10477PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from a judgment awarded against it under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2671 et seq. Appellee, aged five years and seven months, was struck Iby a United States Navy truck on the morning of February 10, 1947, just after the truck turned off M Street, S. E., onto New Jersey Avenue. The court below, sitting without a jury, concluded that the driver of the truck was (1) exceeding the speed which would have been reasonable under the particular circumstances — viz., a heavily traveled thoroughfare in the vicinity of a school and known by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. GladmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Barstow v. Capital Traction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1907
- American Ice Co. v. MooreheadCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
- Griffith v. SlaybaughCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1928
3Cited by5 opinions
- Stevens v. HallDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Herrell v. PimslerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1969
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Ernest E. Reed, as Administrator of the Estate of Dwight K. Reed, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Byas v. DorseyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. Ernest E. Reed, as Administrator of the Estate of Dwight K. Reed, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964