Legal Opinion
Washington v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1952No. 12895PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DRIVER, District Judge.
The State of Washington, as subrogee of a State Patrolman, under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Law,1 and the Attorney General of the State, as plaintiffs, brought an action against the United States, based upon the Federal Tort Claims Act,2 for damages for personal injuries sustained by the Patrolman, when the vehicle which he was driving came into collision with a Government fire truck. The plaintiffs appealed from a judgment for the defendant. The United States cross-complained for damages to its fire truck and cross-appealed from the District Court’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Balthasar v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1921
- Lucas v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- City of Kalamazoo v. PriestMichigan Supreme Court · 1951
- Puget Sound Electric Ry. v. BensonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918
- Reed v. SimpsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gilpin v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1954
- Norton v. HallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
- Norton v. HallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
- State of Washington v. United States. United States v. State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952