Legal Opinion
Henry Alaniz, Administrator of the Estate of Elias Alaniz, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1958No. 5778_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRATTON, Chief Judge.
The administrator of the estate of Elias Alaniz, deceased, instituted this action to recover damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., for the wrongful death of the deceased. The cause of action pleaded in the complaint was that some rifles had been stolen from a national guard armory and cached in a cotton field in New Mexico; that a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was in charge of an investigation of the theft; that the special agent appointed a deputy sheriff to act as a non-compensated agent of the United States…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hatahley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Broderick Wood Products Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- United States v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Brodrick v. GoreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- Stepp v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Richard Lambertson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States of America v. Cyril T. Faneca, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Francis G. Bragen v. Hudson County News Company, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Dossett v. New York Mining and Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- United States v. Kansas Gas and Electric Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
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