Legal Opinion
Perkins v. United States
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided April 7, 1994No. Civ. A. 1:92-1176PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FABER, District Judge.
This civil action was filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671, et seq., (FTCA). The plaintiff seeks damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, John D. Perkins (“Perkins”), who was asphyxiated during the early morning hours of July 21 or 22, 1991, at the Double E Mining No. 1 Mine, Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, West Virginia.
Prior to April 12,1991, the Double E Mining No. 1 Mine had been operated by Double E Mining, Inc. under a lease from Island Creek Coal Company. The mine ceased production at that time and the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Katherine Deloach v. Ralph E. WoodleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Susie Myers Perkins, Administratrix of the Estate of John David Perkins, Jr., Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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