Legal Opinion
Bailey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 29, 2010No. 09-16247PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge BEA; Dissent by Judge B. FLETCHER.
*858OPINION
BEA, Circuit Judge:
On Memorial Day weekend 2005, Joseph Bailey rowed his boat over a submerged dam on the Yuba River in Northern California. The boat foundered, and Bailey drowned. The Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) had placed signs warning of the dam, mid-river upstream of, and on the banks near the dam. However, recent heavy river flows had washed the signs away. Four days before Bailey met his sad fate, the Corps had attempted to replace the warning signs, but had judged that the Yuba was so turbulent as to threaten the…
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- Alfrey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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