Legal Opinion
Allen Williams B/n/f Louise J. Smyre v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1968No. 25786_1PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Another of those cases which rival fabled feline immortality, 1 this FTCA case with its third presentation here is at least a third of the way along. Hopefully—despite our remand for still further proceedings—an acceptable decision will result, to make unnecessary a fourth, or fifth revisit. 2
The case arises out of injuries sustained by the minor plaintiff, Allen Williams, then 13 years old, from the explosion of an Army M-80 firecracker. In the first appeal this Court reversed the District Court’s judgment denying recovery and remanded the case for a finding on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. KinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Lee Quinton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Lone Star Motor Import, Inc. v. Citroen Cars CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by175 opinions
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- Ray v. Alexandria MallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Sharon Hageman, Admx. Of the Estate of Donald Hageman v. Signal L. P. Gas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Cape Ann Investors v. LeponeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- John Staren and David Henner v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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