Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund American Insurance v. United States
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided December 4, 1979No. Civ. 76-790PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOLOMON, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Fireman’s Fund American Insurance Companies, as subrogee of its insured, YBY Corporation (YBY), filed an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq. to recover $30,994.74 for the damages incurred when its Skylok 108 yarder overturned on a Forest Service road in the Umpqua National Forest located in Oregon.
In 1972, Paul B. Hult Lumber Co. contracted to purchase from the United States Forest Service timber in the Umpqua National Forest. Roseburg Lumber Co. (Rose-burg) succeeded to the rights of the purchaser.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Logue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Leopold W. Mahler and Helen E. Mahler, His Wife, and Bertha Ebertsheim v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Martha M. Kirk, an Adult, and Kenneth William Kirk, a Minor, Who Sues by His Guardian Ad Litem, Martha M. Kirk v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Dawson v. Payless for DrugsOregon Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
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