Legal Opinion
William J. Garber and John J. Hurley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 4, 1978No. 77-1290PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by LEVEN-THAL, Circuit Judge.
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs are lawyers who were visiting their prisoner clients in the cell block of the United States Court House in the District of Columbia, and were taken hostage by two prisoners who acquired guns while in the cell blocks. Plaintiffs were held from July 11,1974, until July 14, when they made their escape with the use of a smuggled key. They sued the United States under the Tort Claims Act.1 They alleged negligence of the United States Marshals in various respects, both prior to and during the takeover of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hazel Morgan Hicks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. William M. DixonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. v. ClayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- EARLY SETTLERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. SchweidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Perry v. Capital Traction Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Waldon v. CovingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Northrop Corporation v. McDonnell Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Asuncion v. Columbia Hospital for WomenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Morgan v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Green v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1986
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