Legal Opinion
Shansky v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 1999No. 98-1658PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to revisit the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, and, in particular, its discretionary function exception, 28 U.S.C. § 2680(a). We conclude that the district court applied the exception impeccably and appropriately granted summary judgment on that basis.
The facts, insofar as they pertain to the issues on appeal, are uncomplicated. Upon departing the Hubbell Trading Post, a national historic site in Ganado, Arizona, through the so-called “Northern Exit,” plaintiff-appellant Nettie Shansky tripped over an antique wooden…
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