Legal Opinion
United States v. Catherine Decamp, Truck Insurance Exchange, Intervenor-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1973No. 26199PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ELY, Circuit Judge:
This wrongful death action was brought by the widow of Paul DeCamp against the United States under the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80. The husband was fatally injured on June 28, 1967, during the course of his employment under a contract between his employer, Beecham, and the Army Corps of Engineers. The contract called for the removal and disposal of debris along the Salinas River near San Luis Obispo, California.
The injury occurred when DeCamp’s bulldozer made contact with a live willow tree. The tree snapped over the top of the brush rake,…
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