Legal Opinion
O. B. Hinson, Mrs. O. B. Hinson and Danny Hinson, a Minor, by and Through O. B. Hinson, as Next Friend v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1958No. 17113_1PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
This simple 1 case presents but one question for us: whether on the facts as stipulated and set out in full in the opinion of the District Court, Hinson v. United States, D.C.Ga., 156 F.Supp. 831, recovery against the United States under the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346 (b), 2671, 2674, could be sustained for injuries suffered in an automobile collision with an Army Medical Officer then en route in his own automobile to his first duty assignment.
Briefly, Captain Westcott, a medical doctor, was ordered 2 to active duty on September 28, 1956 with pay and…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Evans v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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