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LEWIS v. UNITED STATES

No. CIV-R-77-166-ECR.

501 F.Supp. 39 (1980)

John E. LEWIS and Roseanne M. Lewis, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Pershing County Water District, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Nevada.

August 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Rose, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiffs.

Diehl, Recanzone & Evans, Fallon, Nev., for Pershing County Water District.

Mark S. Feldheim, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for United States of America.

ORDER

EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.

Plaintiff John E. Lewis (Plaintiff) was employed as a carpenter by Ray N. Bertelsen Company, Inc., (Bertelsen) in raising the elevation of and otherwise improving the Rye Patch Dam in Pershing County, Nevada. He was seriously injured when the cables holding a raised dam gate tore loose from their shackles, allowing the gate to hit him as he worked below.

Defendant United States was the owner of the facilities...

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