Legal Opinion
William C. Hoyt, Jr. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1961No. 18500_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
On January 24, 1959, Sean Paul Hoyt, aged seven years, was killed on the Fort Rucker military reservation. The fatality was caused by the collapse of the walls of a drainage ditch in which he was playing. The deceased child’s father, William C. Hoyt, Jr., brought this wrongful death action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 1 The district court ruled that the United States was guilty of negligence which proximately caused the death of Sean Paul Hoyt. The court then noted that;
“The only serious question in this case is the question of the amount…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Frank J. Underwood, as Administrator of the Estate of Shirley Underwood Dunn, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Joseph A. D'AmbrA v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Hartley & Parker, Inc. v. Florida Beverage Corporation and American Distilling CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Montellier v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- Mrs. W. E. (Ethel) Simpson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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