Legal Opinion
Phillip Layton v. United States of America, Reba J. Richardson, Administratrix of the Estate of Ronnie Richardson, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1993No. 91-3448, 91-3450PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Reba J. Richardson and Phillip Layton appeal from summary judgments entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas1 in favor of the United States. Richardson and Layton argue that the District Court erred in holding that their claims are barred by the discretionary function exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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