Legal Opinion
Frankel v. Heym
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 18, 1972No. Nos. 71-1349 to 71-1352PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
Marilyn Heym suffered almost totally disabling permanent injuries in a collision between an automobile in which she was riding and an army vehicle. Injuries included brain damage that has left her psychotic and with the mentality of a five year old child. Her guardian and her father, suing in the district court under the Federal Tort Claims Act, have been awarded damages aggregating more than $1,100,000. On this appeal liability is not contested. However, both the plaintiffs and the United States have appealed from the district court’s determination…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Frankel v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Thomas Downie v. United States Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Carminati v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- DiChiacchio v. Rockcraft Stone Products Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
3Cited by66 opinions
- Huddell v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Donna Reilly, Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Richard J. Griffin and Mary Jane Griffin, His Wife v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Norman Birnbaum, B. Leonard Avery and Mary Rule MacMillen Plaintiffs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Shows v. Jamison Bedding, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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