Legal Opinion
Lesa M. Primeaux, Formerly Known as Lesa M. Lamont, Formerly Known as Lisa M. Bad Wound v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1998No. 97-2691PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
This matter arises out of a suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) seeking damages for sexual assault by a-Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) police officer. This is the second time the case has been before this court. See Primeaux v. United States, 102 F.3d 1458 (8th Cir.1996) (Wollman J., dissenting).
At the time of the assault in November 1991, Lesa Primeaux, the victim, was a 21-year-old Native American whose car had become stuck in a snowbank on a rural South Dakota highway.2 The district court initially found Primeaux was walking toward the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Faragher v. City of Boca RatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Mary M. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Rodgers v. Kemper Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lesa M. Primeaux v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Locke v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2002
- Lesa M. Primeaux, Formerly Known as Lesa M. Lamont, Formerly Known as Lisa M. Bad Wound v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Lesa M. Primeaux v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Lesa M. Primeaux v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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