Palmer v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND JUDGMENT

FONG, Chief Judge.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Lawrence T. Palmer, filed the instant lawsuit on December 20,1988, seeking damages for injuries suffered as a result of an accident that occurred at Tripler Army Medical Center swimming pool on June 23, 1988. Plaintiff claims that he slipped and fell on steps that had been washed down by lifeguards that morning and were still wet and slippery at the time of his fall. Defendant, the United States of America, argues that it is immune from liability under Hawaii’s Recreational Use Statute.

A bench trial was…