Legal Opinion
Brown v. United States
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided May 28, 1954No. Civ. No. 2413PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, John E. Brown and Robert E. May, bring this action under the Tort Claims Act1 to recover for personal injuries they received when the roof of a government building, by which roof they were being supported while painting, suddenly gave way.
The case was tried to the Court without a jury. The introduced evidence revealed the following facts:(1) On August 9, 1951, the plaintiffs were working as painters for one J. A. Ross, a painting contractor, who had entered into a contract with the Department of the Air Force at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. On…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lanni v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- McCarthy v. HiersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Daddetto v. BarbieraNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
3Cited by6 opinions
- Otis Elevator Company, a Corporation v. Dorothy Yager, Trustee of the Estate of Harry Yager, DecedentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Wriglesworth v. DoyleOregon Supreme Court · 1966
- Guidry v. Neches Butane Products Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Abbinett v. FoxNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- Abbinett v. FoxNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
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