Legal Opinion

Ara Leisure Services v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 28, 1987No. Nos. 86-3933, 86-3979PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant ARA Services, Inc. (ARA) and Cross-Appellant Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States in this action arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The district court ruled that ARA’s suit for contribution and Blue Bird’s cross-claim for contribution were barred by the discretionary *194function exception to the FTCA, 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a). We reverse.

FACTS

On June 15, 1981, a tour bus operated by Outdoor World, Ltd., a subsidiary of ARA, went off a road in Denali National Park and rolled…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Edward Ashton v. Kenneth CoryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Aslakson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. Begay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  4. Felix Valdez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Nell D. Autery, as Administratrix of the Estate of Roy Franklin Autery Charlotte Schreiner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993

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