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ASLAKSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-5132.

790 F.2d 688 (1986)

Paul ASLAKSON, individually and on behalf of his wife, Mavis Aslakson, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Timothy Aslakson, deceased, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Kelly, Fargo, N.D., for appellants.

Irving Pianin, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, FAGG, Circuit Judge, and ROSENBAUM, District Judge.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Paul Aslakson appeals from the district court's dismissal of his claim seeking damages against the United States for the death of his son, Timothy Aslakson. Timothy was killed in a boating accident on Devils Lake, North Dakota, when the aluminum mast of his sailboat made contact with electrical power lines owned and operated by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), an agency of the United States government. Aslakson claims that the United...

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