Legal Opinion
Linda M. Nelson, Parent of Nelson, Tracey R. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 5, 1988No. 86-5447PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BORK.
BORK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to determine whether the United States can be held liable in tort for injuries a civilian Air Force base resident sustained when she was attacked by a dog kept by a serviceman who also resided on the base. The district court concluded that the government was liable under two separate lines of analysis: (1) that the serviceman acted within the scope of his employment in keeping the dog; and (2) that the base security force was the “owner” of the dog and breached a duty to the plaintiff to remove the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Jaffke v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Garcia v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- June D. Piper, as Mother and Guardian of Matthew D. Durran, a Minor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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