Legal Opinion
Joseph Weiss, Jr. And Brigitte Weiss v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1986No. 84-1227PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is taken by plaintiffs-appellants, Joseph Weiss, Jr. and Brigitte Weiss, from a final order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee United States. The district court found that under the Federal Tort Claims Act the plaintiffs’ first claim was barred by the discretionary function exception under 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a) and plaintiffs’ second claim failed to show an actionable duty under Colorado law. Jurisdiction to consider this appeal is conferred upon this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
On August 23, 1976, Joseph Weiss was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Daitom, Inc. v. Pennwalt CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Sheila M. Jackson v. Paul A. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Mile High Fence Co. v. RadovichSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Herndon v. Seven Bar Flying Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Mildred A. Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Honeywell Information Systems, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Rene M. PionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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