Legal Opinion
Solon B. Clark, Jr., and Geraldine A. Clark, Husband and Wife, and Related Cases v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1954No. 13866PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
In the year 1948 flood waters in great volume flowed down the Columbia River. This volume of water generated sufficient force' to cause a break in an embankment protecting the town of Van-port, Oregon, a large housing project, with the result that the town was inundated and substantial property damage was sustained. In addition, fourteen lives are reputed to have been lost. Some of the residents suffering loss took the position that the United States, because of the carelessness and negligence of certain of its agents and agencies, was liable to them in damages. They…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- National Mfg. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Jones v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Horner v. WagyOregon Supreme Court · 1944
- Clark v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1952
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3Cited by55 opinions
- United States v. NeustadtSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lunsford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- In Re Penn Central Transportation CompanySpecial Court under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act · 1974
- C. S. Lenoir v. Porters Creek Watershed DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Lunsford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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