Legal Opinion
Cheryl L. Duff v. United States of America, Acting by and Through the United States Air Force
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1993No. 92-2691PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Cheryl Duff sued the United States, claiming the government, as her landlord at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, breached its duty to warn her of the dangers from the fumes caused by government contractors varnishing the floors in an adjacent apartment with an industrial polyurethane. 1 The district court 2 dismissed Duffs suit on the basis that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action. 829 F.Supp. 299. The trial judge determined that the delegation of safety responsibilities to a government contractor fell within the discretionary function…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Laird v. NelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Phillip Layton v. United States of America, Reba J. Richardson, Administratrix of the Estate of Ronnie Richardson, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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