Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Texas Utilities
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1999No. 98-10685PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
In this personal injury suit, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the United States, finding it immune from suit under the immunity provision of the Flood Control Act of 1928, 1 and remanded the remaining state law claims to state court. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Janice Kennedy was injured at Lynn Creek Park when she stepped on a live electrical cable on or about August 28, 1993. The park is within the city limits of defendant City of Grand Prairie, Texas (City). The land on which the park is located was purchased by the United States “for…
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