Legal Opinion
Schoenfeld v. Quamme
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2007No. 05-55126PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Lance Corporal Aaron Schoenfeld lost his leg while a passenger in his roommate’s car when it crashed into a previously damaged, but unrepaired, guardrail on a military base. The sole issue on appeal is whether the Feres doctrine, which immunizes the government from suit for injuries arising incident to military service, bars Schoenfeld’s claim against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). The district court determined that the Feres doctrine bars Schoenfeld’s action and dismissed it for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We have jurisdiction…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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