Legal Opinion
Pierce v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1981No. CA No. 78-3661PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves an action against the United States brought by several individuals and a corporation under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346. Appellants sued the Government for damages to their land suffered because of impoundment of flood waters behind the Painted Rock Flood Control Dam on the Gila River in Arizona.
The Government impounded flood waters behind the dam to minimize flood damage to downstream landowners. By so doing, however, it deviated from the dam’s recommended water discharge schedule. The impoundment caused the flood waters to back up…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Donald J. Peterson and Louise J. Peterson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Raymond L. Stover v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Aetna Insurance Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Stover v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Richard McCarthy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- W.O. And Eliza Narramore v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
- Morici Corporation, a California Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. The United States of America, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Singleton v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
- Baird v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
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