Legal Opinion
Thomas Robert Simpson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1981No. 80-5020PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAIG, District Judge:
Thomas Simpson appeals from an adverse summary judgment granted in favor of the United States by the district court in an action brought by Simpson pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. Jurisdiction of the appeal is founded upon 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
The uncontroverted allegations of fact show that on December 20, 1973, Simpson and two companions drove to the Creek in Inyo National Forest Recreation Area, California, where they began walking from the parking lot to the hot water pools along a marked and paved trail. While following the trail,…
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