ARA LEISURE SERVICES v. U.S.

Nos. 86-3933, 86-3979.

831 F.2d 193 (1987)

ARA LEISURE SERVICES; Outdoor World, Ltd., National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh; Central National Life Insurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, National Park Service; Blue Bird Body Company, a Georgia Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. ARA LEISURE SERVICES; Outdoor World, Ltd.; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh; Central National Life Insurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, and Blue Bird Company, a Georgia Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus R. Clapp, Fairbanks, Alaska, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Edward R. Cohen, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Howard Staley, Fairbanks, Alaska, for defendant-appellant.

Before POOLE, FERGUSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant ARA Services, Inc. (ARA) and Cross-Appellant Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States in this action arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The district court ruled that ARA's suit for contribution and Blue Bird's cross-claim for contribution were barred by the discretionary function exception to the FTCA...

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