Legal Opinion
Herbert Marion Thorne v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1973No. 71-1457PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action by appellant prosecuted under the Federal Torts Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) and § 2674 in connection with personal injuries sustained by him in an accident which occurred in California on the construction site of a government dam. At the conclusion of appellant’s case, the appellee’s motion to dismiss was granted. We reverse.
FACTS
The appellant was an employee of Guy F. Atkinson Construction Company [Contractor], which had contracted with the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, of the United States…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Van Arsdale v. HollingerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- McDonald v. Shell Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1955
- 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
- Roberson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Phyllis M. Nelson, Etc., and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Duncanson-Harrelson Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- 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
- Harriet McGarry Individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem of Dennis McGarry a Minor v. United States of America, Patricia McGarry Schell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- McMichael v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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