Texas City Claims Act: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 2 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, First Session on H.R. 4045, to Provide for Settlement of Claims for Damages Resulting from the Disaster which Occurred at Texas City, Texas, on April 16 and 17, 1947, May 11 and June 8, 1955U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 - 267 pages Committee Serial No. 23. Considers legislation to establish a commission to settle claims based on Federal negligence in the Texas City, Tex., fertilizer explosion disaster of Apr. 16 and 17, 1947. |
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... judge , Galveston County , Tex . Thompson , Hon . Clark W. , Representative in Congress from the State of Texas Additional information- Bryan , Austin Y. , Jr. , reply to supplementary statement of the Department of Justice .. Burger ...
... judge , Galveston County , Tex . Thompson , Hon . Clark W. , Representative in Congress from the State of Texas Additional information- Bryan , Austin Y. , Jr. , reply to supplementary statement of the Department of Justice .. Burger ...
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... Judge Jonas to provide compensation for the claimants . That bill passed the House of Representatives without a dissenting vote but very late in the session . It was then sent to the Senate where hearings were held but only days ...
... Judge Jonas to provide compensation for the claimants . That bill passed the House of Representatives without a dissenting vote but very late in the session . It was then sent to the Senate where hearings were held but only days ...
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... Judge Russel Markwell who was in the case ever since the beginning and who has a great number of individual claimants . Mr. Austin Bryan is also here and will be re- membered by the members of the subcommittee for his able presenta ...
... Judge Russel Markwell who was in the case ever since the beginning and who has a great number of individual claimants . Mr. Austin Bryan is also here and will be re- membered by the members of the subcommittee for his able presenta ...
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... Judge Jonas , if he could request the audience that whoever had been injured or had someone close to him or her injured , would they please rise . With the exception of the staff members and some members of the press , everybody arose ...
... Judge Jonas , if he could request the audience that whoever had been injured or had someone close to him or her injured , would they please rise . With the exception of the staff members and some members of the press , everybody arose ...
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... judge . Didn't it ? Mr. BURGER . It did . Mr. BOYLE . Well , tell us that . Mr. BURGER . At this point I could save the committee's time if I would refer the answer to that question to Mr. Liftin who argued this part of the case in the ...
... judge . Didn't it ? Mr. BURGER . It did . Mr. BOYLE . Well , tell us that . Mr. BURGER . At this point I could save the committee's time if I would refer the answer to that question to Mr. Liftin who argued this part of the case in the ...
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ammonium nitrate fertilizer amount April 16 Army attorneys bills of lading Board BOYLE BRICKFIELD BRYAN bureau of explosives Bureau of Mines BURGER carbonaceous cargo claimants coated ammonium nitrate combustible committee commodity CONGRESS THE LIBRARY court of appeals death Department of Justice detonation district court dunnage employees fact Federal Tort Claims fertilizer grade ammonium fertilizer program FGAN fire FORRESTER French Supply Council Government's grade ammonium nitrate Grandcamp handling hazards Highflyer HYDE insurance companies Interstate Commerce Commission Italics supplied Judiciary LANE liability LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIFTIN Lion Oil loaded loss manufacture ment monium opinion Ordnance Department oxidizing material paid paper bags payment percent personal injury Picatinny Arsenal production record responsibility Secretary Senate shipment shipped statement subcommittee subrogated claims Supreme Court temperature testified tests Texas City disaster Texas City explosion tion Tort Claims Act transportation Underwriters Underwriters Laboratories United States Government War Production Board
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Page 263 - ... having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows : That the...
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Page 12 - (c) The members of the Commission from private life shall each receive $50 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested In the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of such duties.
Page 143 - ... papers, and documents, as it deems necessary. Subpenas may be issued under the signature of the chairman of the committee or any member of the committee designated by him, and may be served by any person designated by such chairman or member.
Page 265 - ... submit the following statement in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the conferees and recommended in the accompanying conference report: The House amendment struck out all of the Senate bill after the enacting clause.
Page 218 - An analysis of section 2680 (a), the exception with which we are concerned, emphasizes the congressional purpose to except the acts here charged as negligence from the authorization to sue (p. 32). "Even assuming their correctness arguendo (the district court's findings of the Government's negligence) though, it is our judgment that they do not establish a case within the act. This is for the reason that as a matter...
Page 234 - ... is entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the Insured against the person legally responsible for the loss.
Page 13 - ... an individual by the Commission as an attorney or expert in any business or professional field, on a part-time or full-time basis, with or without compensation, shall not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of section 281, "283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 USC 99).