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LINDGREN v. UNITED STATES

No. 79-3611.

665 F.2d 978 (1982)

Eric A. LINDGREN and Nancy Lindgren, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Nevers, Hodge & Skoog, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael Wolfson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and MUECKE, District Judge.

MUECKE, District Judge:

On September 28, 1974, plaintiff Eric A. Lindgren was water skiing on a section of the Colorado River, south of Parker Dam. While making a run, plaintiff's ski struck the river bottom, throwing plaintiff forward and causing him serious physical injury.

Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint on February 26, 1979. The complaint named the United States as defendant and sought damages pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA...

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