Legal Opinion

Agnes Kelly O'TOOle v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided December 2, 1960No. 25378_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

In the early hours of the morning of January 6, 1951 plaintiff was seriously injured when a government-owned automobile operated by Andrew Cunningham, an investigator assigned to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit of the Internal Revenue Service, left the highway, ran up on the sidewalk and struck a wooden telephone pole. Cunningham was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. The accident happened as he was driving plaintiff to her home after an evening spent visiting a number of bars and drinking beer. The trial judge found that the accident was caused by Cunningham’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. United States v. EleazerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
  3. United States v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
  4. Hinchey v. SellersNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  5. Chaika v. VandenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1929

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ellen Devlin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  2. Rodriguez v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1971
  3. Ramon Agueda Rodriguez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
  4. Essig v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1987
  5. Sylvia Tomack and Murray Tomack v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966

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