GARDNER v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-6615.

780 F.2d 835 (1986)

Betty I. GARDNER, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Nathenson, Mantalica & Treadwell, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff/appellant.

Elgin Edwards, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant/appellee.

Before DUNIWAY, Senior Circuit Judge, TANG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Betty Gardner appeals a judgment for the United States in her suit for the wrongful death of her husband, Semer Robert Gardner (Gardner), who was electrocuted while working for an independent contractor, Action Industries, Inc. (Action), on government property. She brought suit in district court under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2674 (1982), alleging that the death...

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