Legal Opinion
Steven Paul Phillips and Phyllis Diane Phillips v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 1992No. 91-8040PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge:
Steven and Phyllis Phillips brought this action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act [FTCA], 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1988). After a bench trial, the district judge determined that the Army Corps of Engineers [Army Corps] had been negligent in its inspections of scaffolds in aircraft hangar extensions at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. The district court further found that the Army Corps’s negligence was the proximate cause of an accident in which Steven Phillips fell from the scaffolds.
The United States argues that the district court committed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
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- Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Delora Huff Page, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem of Stanley James Pageand Jenny Lynn Page, MinorsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by32 opinions
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