Legal Opinion
Allen Anderson Heather Ayres Hillary Ayres, by Her Guardian Ad Litem Karen Ayres Karen Ayres v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1995No. 93-56321PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
Allen Anderson and others (Anderson) brought this action against the United States to recover for injuries and damages which they suffered when a controlled burn in a national forest escaped and burned their properties. The district court determined that the United States could not be held liable and granted summary judgment against Anderson. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The United States Forest Service (USFS) and the California Department of Forestry (CDF) were engaged in a program to help prevent major forest fires by actually setting fires to chaparral in the Cleveland…
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