BRYANT v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-1482.

565 F.2d 650 (1977)

Allison BRYANT, a minor, by Tom Bryant and Irene Bryant, as parents, natural guardians and next friends, Johnny High and Marvin High, minors, by Annie High, as parent, natural guardian and next friend, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided November 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles N. Estes, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C. (Victor R. Ortega, U. S. Atty., Albuquerque, N. M., with him on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Eugene E. Klecan, of Klecan & Roach, P.A., Albuquerque, N. M., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SETH, HOLLOWAY and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.


SETH, Circuit Judge.

This case was brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), to recover damages against the United States for alleged negligence in the operation of a boarding school administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. Appellees were students at the school who were injured after running away from the campus. The United States appeals from...

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