Murphy v. Kelley’s Empirical Analysis
1966
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
July 1977
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 5 U.S.C. § 1009
Relies on Carter v. Forrestal · 162 Ct. Cl. 477 - Clark v. United States · Brownell v. United States · Saggau v. Young
Most-quoted passages
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“As we see it, this is a considerably more wilful misuse of a Government vehicle than a case where an employee who is en route on official business departs from the direct route for a brief distance and time to engage in a personal unofficial activity like shopping or making a social call on someone nearby; and then resumes his route on official business. The fact that the distance from Norwood to the American Legion Hall in Canton is just a couple of miles or so, is in our opinion, of less importance than the fact that the misuse of the vehicle was at night, well removed in point of time and place from any official purpose.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Albert v. Chafee
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