Legal Opinion
Platis v. United States
District Court, D. Utah
Decided August 7, 1968No. C 183-66, C 184-66, C 207-66, C 211-66PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RITTER, Chief Judge.
The present actions, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), § 2671, and § 2674, 1 arise out of a head-on collision which occurred in Utah when Airman First Class Williams, a member of the military forces of the United States, driving his own automobile, ran into an automobile driven by Norman Day. Norman Day was killed, and three other men, passengers in the car driven by him, were seriously injured, one of them suffered a broken back and is 100% disabled. Helen N. Day, the widow of Norman Day, for herself, and as the guardian of their minor child, Roban…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Claim of Dependents of Marks v. GrayNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. EleazerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- United States of America and Baker Aircraft Sales v. Betty K. Furumizo, Betty K. Furumizo v. United States of America and Baker Aircraft SalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kaczkowski v. BolubaszSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Allen v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1984
- Marlys Bear Medicine v. United States ex rel. Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Fields v. HuffDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1981
- Marlys Bear Medicine v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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