Legal Opinion
Lee S. Donaldson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1981No. 79-4577PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, District Judge:
Lee S. Donaldson appeals from an adverse summary judgment granted by the district court in favor of the United States in an action brought by Donaldson pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. Jurisdiction of this appeal is founded upon 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
On August 1, 1971, Donaldson was severely injured in a diving accident at Englebright Reservoir, California, when he swung out over the water on a rope, dived in, and struck either a submerged object or the bottom with his head. His neck was broken, resulting in paralysis from there down.
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