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QUINIONEZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-1024.

526 F.2d 799 (1975)

Paula Kennedy QUINIONEZ, and Jesse Allan Quinionez, a minor, by his guardian ad litem, Paula Kennedy Quinionez, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Longtin (argued), of Huseman & Longtin, Lompoc, Cal., for appellants.

Clarke A. Knicely, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff appeals the dismissal of her wrongful-death action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. At the time of the challenged ruling, contributory negligence was a complete bar to tort recovery in California, and hence a bar under the Federal Tort Claims Act. In light of the recent California Supreme Court decision in Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co.,

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