Legal Opinion
Richardson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1988No. Nos. 86-4095, 86-4119 and 86-4106PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
These Federal Tort Claims Act cases arise out of an accident in which plaintiffs were severely burned by electricity from power lines owned and operated by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal agency. In a prior appeal, this *995Court reversed a judgment in favor of the government, holding that the trial judge had applied the wrong standard of care. Richardson v. United States, 645 F.2d 731 (9th Cir.1981) (Richardson I). Plaintiffs prevailed on retrial and the government appeals, claiming that the district judge erroneously believed himself bound by the law of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Messenger v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Frank Howey v. United States of America, and Third-Party v. Radio Corporation of America, Third-Party v. Universal Services, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by135 opinions
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