Kenneth Richardson Norman J. Trapp v. United States

BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries caused when lightning simultaneously struck a power line and the plaintiffs who were carrying a metal irrigation pipe underneath the power line. 1 In two prior appeals before this court we found the district court applied an incorrect standard of care to determine negligence and remanded for a new trial. See Richardson v. United States, 645 F.2d 731, 735 (9th Cir.1981) (“Richardson I”); Richardson v. United States, 841 F.2d 993, 995 (9th Cir.1988) (“Richardson II”). The…