Linda Henderson Robert Henderson, III Eric Henderson Dorothy Henderson v. United States

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Linda Henderson, the wife of decedent, Robert F. Henderson, Jr., appeals the district court’s summary judgment dismissal of her Federal Tort Claims action against the United States. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion;

BACKGROUND

The parties in this case do not dispute the facts. On January 10, 1987, Robert F. Henderson, Jr. was wade fishing on a gravel bar in Lake Taneycomo approximately one-fourth of a mile below Table Rock Dam near Branson, Missouri. The United States Army Corps of Engineers operates Table…