Legal Opinion
Lipka v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 2, 1966No. Nos. 101, 108, 109, Dockets 30328, 30329, 30330PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs in these three consolidated actions, brought in the Northern District of New York against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2674, appeal from judgments entered for the United States after a trial on the merits.
The actions arise from the collapse on March 16, 1963 of a temporary dewater-ing cofferdam built by the Vaughn Construction Corporation (Vaughn) to enable it to dry pour a concrete guide wall, as part of a contract with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to modify the upstream guide walls and approach channels of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Orvis v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- United States v. Delora Huff Page, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem of Stanley James Pageand Jenny Lynn Page, MinorsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Martha M. Kirk, an Adult, and Kenneth William Kirk, a Minor, Who Sues by His Guardian Ad Litem, Martha M. Kirk v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Salmon v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Olsen v. Chase Manhattan BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Vera Zabala Clemente v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Myers & Myers, Inc. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Rowley v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Tauscher v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1981
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