|
|
United States v. Brown, 348 U.S. 110 (1954)
Contents:
Show Summary
Hide Summary
General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Brown, 348 U.S. 110 (1954)
United States v. Brown No. 38 Argued November 15, 1954 Decided December 6, 1954 348 U.S. 110
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
A discharged veteran may maintain an action against the United States under the Tort Claims Act for an injury suffered, after his discharge, in a Veterans Administration hospital as a result of negligent treatment of a service-connected disability, although his compensation under the Veterans Act has already been increased because of such injury. Brooks v. United Sate, 337 U.S. 49, followed; Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, distinguished. Pp. 110-113.
209 F.2d 463, affirmed.
Contents:
Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Brown, 348 U.S. 110 (1954) in 348 U.S. 110 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CH3LGK838LQ8T2G.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Brown, 348 U.S. 110 (1954), in 348 U.S. 110, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CH3LGK838LQ8T2G.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Brown, 348 U.S. 110 (1954). cited in 1954, 348 U.S. 110. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CH3LGK838LQ8T2G.
|