Legal Opinion
Bailey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1981No. 79-3136PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
The district court dismissed this wrongful death action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq., because of plaintiffs’ failure to present their claim to the federal agency within two years of the accident. We affirm.
I. The Facts
The facts, as set forth in the pleadings and “Joint Statement of Facts,” may be summarized as follows:
On May 21, 1975, Eddie Bailey died from an explosion while employed at a gunnery range on the Gila Air Force Field in Arizona. Two co-workers, James Hawkins and Bert Ferganchick, were injured in the…
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