Legal Opinion
United States v. Alice L. English
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1975No. 73-1899PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a decision of the district court finding the United States liable under the Federal Torts Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2674, for the wrongful death of plaintiffs’ decedent, and assessing damages in the amount of $128,174.88. The jurisdiction of the district court is predicated on the Federal Torts Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), which provides:
“. . . the district court . shall have exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions on claims against the United States, for money damages, for . . . death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or…
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