Legal Opinion

Dreier v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 17, 1996No. 95-35601PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Specialist Ronald E. Dreier (hereinafter “Ronald”), a soldier in the United States Army, was killed when he fell into a steep wastewater drainage channel located on Fort Lewis, Washington, after an off-duty afternoon of relaxation and beer drinking. The district court dismissed his widow’s Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) suit against the United States for wrongful death, concluding that the claim was barred by Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. *846152 (1950), because Ronald’s death was incident to his military service. We have jurisdiction…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. United States v. ShearerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. William St. Clair John Shelton v. City of Chico County of ButteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by146 opinions

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