Legal Opinion
Leland J. Seyler and Aileene Seyler, Husband and Wife v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1987No. 86-4262PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Leland Seyler, an enrolled member of the Coeur d’Alene Indian tribe, appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment against him in this Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit. Seyler was injured while riding as a passenger on a friend’s motorcycle. The ride was taken for pleasure. The motorcycle failed to negotiate a turn on a road maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Seyler claimed that the road was negligently designed, maintained and marked by the BIA.
In a published memorandum opinion and order, the district court ruled that the United States was not…
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