Legal Opinion
Valn v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 31, 1983No. 82-1568PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
James Vain filed the instant action in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1976 & Supp. V 1981). He sought monetary damages against the United States for a series of alleged negligent and wrongful acts that resulted in his involuntary activation into the military and his imprisonment for refusing to submit to military authority. Relying on Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950), the district court held that the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- United States v. WadeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- C.R.S. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1991
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