Legal Opinion
Hughes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1981No. 80-1812PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
These consolidated suits were brought by Gloria Hughes, as mother and next friend *220of infant sisters Jennifer and Stephanie Hughes, against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680.1 Plaintiffs sought money damages for the alleged negligence of an employee of the United States Postal Service. The district court dismissed the suits, and we affirm.
In 1974, postal employee Dennis Sullivan was arrested and charged under state law with luring a twelve year old girl into his vehicle for the purpose of taking indecent sexual liberties with her. At the time…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hughes v. SullivanDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
3Cited by43 opinions
- Sheridan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Susie Myers Perkins, Administratrix of the Estate of John David Perkins, Jr., Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Thigpen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Doe v. DurtschiIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
- Melissa Johnson, an Infant by Barbara Johnson, Her Mother and Natural Guardian and Barbara Johnson, Individually v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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