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United States v. Spelar, 338 U.S. 217 (1949)
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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. Spelar, 338 U.S. 217 (1949)
United States v. Spelar No. 42 Argued October 18, 1949 Decided November 7, 1949 338 U.S. 217
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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The Federal Tort Claims Act, which is inapplicable, by its terms, to any claim "arising in a foreign country," does not authorize an action against the United States for an allegedly wrongful death occurring at a Newfoundland air base under long-term lease from Great Britain to the United States and allegedly resulting from the negligent operation of the air base by the United States. Vermilya-Brown Co. v. Connell, 335 U.S. 377, distinguished. Pp. 218-222.
171 F.2d 208 reversed.
The District Court dismissed an action brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, to recover for the allegedly wrongful death of a flight engineer at an air field in Newfoundland leased by the United States from Great Britain. 75 F.Supp. 967. The Court of Appeals reversed. 171 F.2d 208. This Court granted certiorari. 336 U.S. 950. Reversed, p. 222.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Spelar, 338 U.S. 217 (1949) in 338 U.S. 217 338 U.S. 218. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PNSV9LQVNBWFFY4.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Spelar, 338 U.S. 217 (1949), in 338 U.S. 217, page 338 U.S. 218. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PNSV9LQVNBWFFY4.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Spelar, 338 U.S. 217 (1949). cited in 1949, 338 U.S. 217, pp.338 U.S. 218. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PNSV9LQVNBWFFY4.
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