Legal Opinion
United States v. Hill Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1949No. 12645PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., the suit was for damages resulting from a collision between a privately owned truck and a truck tractor with trailer attached, the rear vehicle of an Army convoy.
The claim was that the proximate cause of the collision and consequent damages was the negligence of the driver of the rear vehicle, and of Lt. Cain, the officer in charge, of the convoy.
The defenses were denials and the contributory negligence of the truck driver.
The District Judge found that the collision was proximately caused by the negligence of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- McCullough Box & Crate Co. v. LilesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Cunningham v. Olson Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Oil City Iron Works v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1944
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