Legal Opinion
Robert E. Denham, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1987No. 86-1927PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, District Judge:
The United States appeals a judgment entered against it in favor of Robert Den-ham under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-80 (the “FTCA”). After a bench trial, the United States District Court awarded Denham $1,082,017.00 for injuries he suffered at a swimming area in a park owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”), 646 F.Supp. 1021. The United States raises two points of error: that the district court’s determination that the Corps was grossly negligent under Texas law was erroneous and that the United States’ actions…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Williams v. Steves Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Richard McCarthy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Mark Waldorf, in No. 97-5195 v. Edward J. Shuta Carolyn Wood Kenneth C. Spence, Jr. Mary Kay Spence Borough of Kenilworth Joseph Rego Henry J. Moll Victor Smith Lawrence Stickle Charles David Joseph Ventre Thomas Neville William J. Ahern William E. Conrad Livio Mancino Gary Rowinsky Mario Dibella Vincent Scorese Harry Grapenthin Mary Kelly Richard McCormack William Holt A. Zeleniak Richard Lomax C. William Gutekunst Frederick Bailey Michael Padula Charles Scheuermann Fred Sues Joseph Walyuf Thomas McHale Philip Ernst Frank J. Mascaro Walter E. Boright, Jr. Albert Simmenroth James E. O'Brien Frank J. Johdof Raymond Blydenburgh Edward Kasbarian John J. O'LOck Edmac Enterprises Edward McDermott Mark Waldorf v. Edward J. Shuta Carolyn Wood Kenneth C. Spence, Jr. Mary Kay Spence Borough of Kenilworth Joseph Rego Henry J. Moll Victor Smith Lawrence Stickle Charles David Joseph Ventre Thomas Neville William J. Ahern William E. Conrad Livio Mancino Gary Rowinsky Mario Dibella Vincent Scorese Harry Grapenthin Mary Kelly Richard McCormack William Holt A. Zeleniak Richard Lomax C. William Gutekunst Frederick Bailey Michael Padula Charles Scheuermann Fred Sues Joseph Walyuf Thomas McHale Philip Ernst Frank J. Mascaro Walter E. Boright, Jr. Albert Simmenroth James E. O'Brien Frank J. Johdof Raymond Blydenburgh Edward Kasbarian John J. O'LOck Edmac Enterprises Edward McDermott Borough of Kenilworth, in No. 97-5222Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Nell D. Autery, as Administratrix of the Estate of Roy Franklin Autery Charlotte Schreiner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Trevino v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Waldorf v. ShutaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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