Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. United States
District Court, E.D. California
Decided November 28, 1978No. Civ. R-77-0180PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MacBRIDE, Chief Judge.
The question presently before this court is whether federal or state law provides the rule of decision governing the application of contributory or comparative negligence standards to this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. The factual background in which the question arises can be stated briefly. On April 28,1973,18 DODX boxcars owned by the United States and laden with bombs being transported from Nevada to Port Chicago, California, by Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Southern Pacific) under contract with the…
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