Legal Opinion
Raymond E. Younger v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 23, 1981No. 80-3277PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Raymond and Flora Younger (the Youngers) filed this Federal Tort Claims Act suit after two of their minor children died of smoke inhalation on March 24, 1978 when a fire occurred in their Army residence at Fort Lewis, Washington. The Youngers’ two-story Fort Lewis dwelling had no second story fire exit. The Young-ers contend that their daughters’ deaths would have been prevented if smoke detectors had been installed in their Army-provided residence. The Youngers, therefore, brought this wrongful death suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleging that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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