Legal Opinion
Roy Bieghler and Joanne Hoff v. Thomas S. Kleppe, Secretary of the Interior, United States of America, and the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1980No. 78-1766PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
Bieghler and Hoff appeal the entry of summary judgment against them in their negligence action against the government. We find there was a genuine issue of material fact as to the cause of the accident. We reverse and remand.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
On May 26, 1977 Roy Bieghler, Harvey Hoff, and Bradley Martin were riding their motorcycles through the Mount Carmel tunnel in Mount Zion National Park in Utah. An accident occurred in the tunnel. Hoff was killed. Bieghler and Martin were seriously injured. Both have retrograde amnesia, blocking their memories…
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