Legal Opinion
Lunsford v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1977No. 76-1984PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought as a class action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act [FTCA]. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. The named plaintiffs either themselves lost property or are heirs at law, next of kin or court-appointed representatives of persons who died and lost property in the flood which occurred in Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 9, 1972. They sought to bring this action on behalf of all persons who lost their lives and property as a result of the flood which caused substantial property damage and resulted in two hundred and eighty-three deaths.
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2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Stanley Bialowas, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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