MANDEL v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-1367.

793 F.2d 964 (1986)

Michael MANDEL, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Cole, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Robert C. Compton, El Dorado, Ark., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and GUNN, District Judge.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from a judgment awarding appellee, Michael Mandel, $928,193.58. We affirm.

On August 1, 1978, Michael Mandel was permanently paralyzed when he dived into a swimming hole in the Buffalo River and struck his head on a submerged rock. The swimming hole, known as Mud Cave, is located on property known as Camp Orr. At the time of the accident, Camp Orr was owned by the Boy Scouts of America (it has since been acquired...

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