Legal Opinion
Murdock v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1991No. 89-2303PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Western Contracting Corporation contracted with the United States, through the *909Bureau of Reclamation, to build the Mirdan Canal near Burwell, Nebraska, and employed Dennis Murdock as part of its night-shift crew. On June 12, 1985, Murdock was using a hand-held mechanical dirt compactor, or “Whacker-Packer", to build soil around a concrete canal lining in a bridge abutment excavation. A portion of the canal lining wall collapsed, Murdock was buried, and he suffered serious injuries. Mur-dock and his family sued the United States, which owns the land where Murdock…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Delora Huff Page, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem of Stanley James Pageand Jenny Lynn Page, MinorsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Dennis Rooney, Reliance Insurance Co., Plaintiff-In-Intervention-Appellee v. United States of America, & Third-Party v. Contel Corp., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Herbert Marion Thorne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Murdock v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992