Legal Opinion
Harriet McGarry Individually, and as Guardian Ad Litem of Dennis McGarry a Minor v. United States of America, Patricia McGarry Schell v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1977No. 74-1503, 74-1504PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from adverse judgments under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq., granting to the surviving wife and children damages for the wrongful death of an employee of an independent contractor which occurred December 10, 1969.
For use by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) the United States has withdrawn from the public domain a large area in the State of Nevada, northwest of Las Vegas, designated as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and utilized by the Commission as an outdoor laboratory. The Commission does not carry out…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Van Arsdale v. HollingerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
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- Polk v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Charles W. Driscoll v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Vera Zabala Clemente v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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- Aslakson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Phyllis M. Nelson, Etc., and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Duncanson-Harrelson Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Dunbar v. United Steelworkers of AmericaIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
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