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Randy William Crider v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 10, 1989No. 88-2944PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Randy William Crider brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 (“FTCA”) seeking recovery for tragic injuries he suffered in a collision between his motorcycle and an automobile driven by an intoxicated driver. Crider contends that his injuries were proximately caused by the negligence of United States Park Rangers who failed to take the intoxicated driver into custody when they stopped him ten hours before the accident. After a non-jury trial the district court awarded Crider $7.5 million in damages. Having determined that Texas tort law will not…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. El Chico Corp. v. PooleTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  3. United States v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Rayonier Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Otis Engineering Corp. v. ClarkTexas Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Van Horn v. ChambersTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Morin v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Villafranca v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. Jolly v. KleinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1996
  5. Sorace Ex Rel. Estate of Sorace v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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