TERMINI v. U.S.

No. 90-56050.

963 F.2d 1264 (1992)

James R. TERMINI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence M. Schulner, Camarillo, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Tomson T. Ong, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before FLETCHER, D. W. NELSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of an accident which the appellant, James Termini, suffered while driving on a United States Forest Service (USFS) Road in the Angeles National Forest in California. The appellant mistook a spur that forked off the road for the road itself. The spur, however, ended at a cliff over which the appellant plunged when the brakes on his 1967 Jeep failed. The appellant incurred serious injuries as a result.

The appellant...

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