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HESS v. UNITED STATES

No. 5.

361 U.S. 314 (1960)

HESS, ADMINISTRATOR, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 18, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cleveland C. Cory argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Alan S. Rosenthal argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin and Assistant Attorney General Doub.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act1 to recover for the death of petitioner's decedent, George W. Graham. Graham was drowned in the Columbia River while in the course of his employment as a carpenter foreman for Larson Construction Company, an independent contractor which had undertaken to perform repairs at Bonneville Dam. That structure...

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