Legal Opinion
Kirkland v. United States
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 15, 1996No. Civil Action 95-K-1250PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Mark Kirkland suffered injuries to his right fifth finger in October 1993 when an outhouse door at a National Forest Service campground slammed on it. Kirkland initiated this personal injury action two years later under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 and 2671 et seq. (the “FTCA”). He alleges his injuries resulted from the government’s negligence in: (1) failing to provide and maintain the privy and its door in a safe condition; (2) permitting him to enter the latrine even though it knew or should have known it…
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