Legal Opinion
Lewis v. United States
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided August 18, 1980No. CIV-R-77-166-ECRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff John E. Lewis (Plaintiff) was employed as a carpenter by Ray N. Bertelsen Company, Inc., (Bertelsen) in raising the elevation of and otherwise improving the Rye Patch Dam in Pershing County, Nevada. He was seriously injured when the cables holding a raised dam gate tore loose from their shackles, allowing the gate to hit him as he worked below.
Defendant United States was the owner of the facilities, which were operated and maintained by defendant Pershing County Water Conservation District (PCWCD) pursuant to a contract between said…
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