UNITED STATES v. SPRINGFIELD

No. 17873.

276 F.2d 798 (1960)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Mrs. Josephine SPRINGFIELD et al., Appellees. UNITED TRANSPORT, INC., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Burke, Jr., Sp. Asst. to U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Paul N. Brown, U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., for appellants.

Royal H. Brin, Jr., Dallas, Tex., Robert S. Vance, Bun L. Hutchison, Texarkana, Tex., Hobart Price, Dallas, Tex., Strasburger, Price, Kelton, Miller & Martin, Dallas, Tex., of counsel, for appellees.

Before RIVES Chief Judge, and HUTCHESON and TUTTLE, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Chief Judge.

This case arises out of a highway accident that occurred on U. S. Highway No. 82 in Bowie County, Texas, on December 27, 1956. The accident involved three vehicles: a five-ton dump truck, a grain truck, and a Ford passenger automobile. The dump truck was owned by the United States and was being driven by one Rufus Springfield, an employee of United Transport, Inc., under a contract between the United States...

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