Legal Opinion

Appley Brothers v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 15, 1999No. 97-1902PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

This Federal Tort Claims Act case based on negligent inspection of a grain warehouse is before us for the second time. In Appley Brothers v. United States, 7 F.3d 720 (8th Cir.1993) (Appley Brothers I), we reversed the district court’s dismissal of Appley Brothers’ 1 suit. We ruled that Appley Brothers’ claim was based on the U.S.D.A.’s breach of a mandatory duty, and therefore jurisdiction of the suit was not barred by the discretionary function exception to the F.T.C.A. We remanded the case to the district court and, after developing a factual record…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  3. United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sloan v. United States Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
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  3. Lucas Riley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Audio Odyssey, Ltd. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. Appley Brothers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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