Legal Opinion
White v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 23, 1965No. 3559PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
In an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act plaintiff seeks damages for the wrongful death of Donald E. Meeks, a mentally incompetent person under treatment at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Salem, Virginia, who, on the afternoon of October 10, 1959, left the hospital grounds and stood in front of a train resulting in his death.
The case has previously been before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 1 in reversing the action of the trial court which granted summary judgment for the defendant. 2 Plaintiff contends that the language…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Luther W. White, Iii, Administrator, C.T.A. Of the Estate of Donald E. Meeks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Stuart Circle Hospital Corp. v. CurrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Jefferson Hospital, Inc. v. Van LearSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Fox v. MasonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Reed v. ChurchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Williams v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1978
- Adams v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1967
- Raye Dinnerstein, of the Estate of Howard Dinnerstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Ellis v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1978
- Vera G. Eanes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
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