Legal Opinion
Haile v. Saunooke
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1957No. 7418PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained from the collapse of a swinging bridge over the Oconaluftee River on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Swain County, North Carolina. The plaintiffs are citizens of Tennessee who were on a visit to the reservation and who were crossing the bridge to reach a tourist attraction operated by Osley Bird Saunooke and his wife, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Saunooke and wife were named as defendants in the action along with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the United States “in its…
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