Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. United States
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided September 30, 1958No. Civ. 9266PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOLOMON, Judge.
Plaintiff filed an action against the United States pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S.C.A. § 1346(b), for injuries he received when a tree in the Willamette National Forest broke, fell across the adjacent highway and struck the vehicle in which plaintiff was riding.
The Willamette National Forest contains more than 1,600,000 acres of forest lands in their natural state and is located in Western Oregon. There are approximately 19,200,000 acres of land in Western Oregon, of which 82 per cent, or approximately 15,600,000 acres, consist of commercial…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hay v. Norwalk Lodge, B.P.O.E.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1951
- Olson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Chambers v. WhelenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Brandywine Hundred Realty Co. v. CotilloCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1931
- Zacharias v. NesbittSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
3Cited by5 opinions
- Taylor v. OlsenOregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Walls v. LuekingCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
- Lemon v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Carver v. Salt River Valley Water Users' Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
- Siegel v. Portland General Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 1986