Legal Opinion
Gard v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 20, 1976No. C-74-1971-CBRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
RENFREW, District Judge.
This is an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq. to recover damages for injuries plaintiff suffered from falling down a vertical shaft inside an abandoned mine on United States Government land in Churchill County, Nevada. Plaintiff claims that his injuries resulted from the Government’s negligence in failing to take measures to protect the public from the danger presented by this mine. Defendant has moved to dismiss the case for failure to state a claim or, in the alternative, for summary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co.California Supreme Court · 1975
- Rocky Mountain Produce Trucking Co. v. JohnsonNevada Supreme Court · 1962
- Orr Ditch & Water Co. v. Justice Court of Reno TownshipNevada Supreme Court · 1947
- Linkhart v. SavelyOregon Supreme Court · 1951
- Crosman v. Southern Pacific Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1921
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Carolyn L. Ducey v. United States of America, Lois M. Olson v. United States of America, Helen Grugel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Scott Davis, Plaintiff-Cross-Appellee, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Defendant-Cross-Appellant, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Douglas S. Gard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Robert Dennis Phillips v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Atkinson v. MGM Grand Hotel, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2004
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