Legal Opinion
Elijah J. Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1958No. 16994_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana- denying recovery in an action brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. The suit was filed on behalf of a nine-year-old boy by his father for damages resulting from injuries to the boy’s hand sustained when a practice mine fuse which he had found on a road near his home discharged while he was holding it.
After a trial, in which it was established that the United States was the owner of the fuse and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Sanders v. LeechCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- United States v. Grover AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Geotechnical Corp. Of Delaware v. Pure Oil Co. Pizzo v. Geotechnical Corp. Of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by9 opinions
- B. B. Carter and Mrs. Tommie v. Carter v. Ellis Campbell, Jr., Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- United States v. SchultetusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Ellis Raymond WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- O. B. Hinson, Mrs. O. B. Hinson and Danny Hinson, a Minor, by and Through O. B. Hinson, as Next Friend v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. CovarrubiasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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