Legal Opinion
Carolyn Nota Alexander, Etc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1979No. 77-1612PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (FTCA) raises the question whether the United States is liable for the death of an individual employed by an independent contractor at a munitions plant owned by the government, where the United States has instituted a significant safety program but the plant is operated by the contractor. The district court in a bench trial held that plant safety was a “joint endeavor” because of the government’s safety program, and that the negligence of United States employees combined with the…
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