U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1956

Baker v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided March 1, 1956

230 F.2d 831; 97 U.S. App. D.C. 281 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. J. Joseph Barse, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. H. Mason Welch, John R. Daily and J. Harry Welch, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellants., Mr. Morton Hollander, Atty., Dept, of Justice, with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and Paul A. Sweeney, Atty., Dept, of Justice, were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Lewis Carroll, Asst. U. S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision. The 3 that cite it most often are listed here.

Marcum v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (District Court, W.D. Kentucky 1962)
Skeen v. Federative Republic of Brazil (District Court, District of Columbia 1983)
Baker v. United States (District Court, District of Columbia 1958)

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

These cases are remanded to the division of the District Court which heard them, for reconsideration in light of Williams v. United States, 1955, 350 U. S. 857, 76 S.Ct. 100, decided after the disposition of these cases by the trial court. Under Williams, Virginia’s doctrine of respondeat superior would control the question of “scope of employment,” since the claims involved here arose in that state. We express no opinion as to the result of any presumption, question of negligence, or other matters involved.

Judgments vacated and cases remanded.

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