Harry Ashley v. United States

Plaintiff (appellant) filed this .suit in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680, to recover damages for personal injuries received when he was bitten by a bear while a visitor in Yellowstone National Park in the State ■of Wyoming. From an adverse judgment plaintiff has appealed.

The facts are relatively simple and mainly undisputed. They are exhaustively and accurately detailed in the trial ■court’s (Judge Van Pelt) memorandum •opinion which embodies his findings of fact and conclusions of law. Ashley…