Sandra Brock, Personal Representative of the Estate of Albert Brock, Deceased v. United States of America, Defendant-Respondent. Jack Thompson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jack Kennedy Thompson, Deceased v. United States of America, Defendant-Respondent

601 F.2d 976 Sandra BROCK, Personal Representative of the Estate of Albert Brock, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Respondent. Jack THOMPSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jack Kennedy Thompson, Deceased, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Respondent. No. 77-2654. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 24, 1979. Allen T. Murphy, Jr., Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant. Sidney I. Lezak, U. S. Atty., Charles H. Turner, Asst. U. S. Atty., Portland, Or., for defendant-respondent. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before WRIGHT and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and BRUCE R. THOMPSON, District Judge. * EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs, personal representatives of two iron workers killed while working on the Bonneville Dam, appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant United States. We affirm. 2 The Bonneville Dam, owned and operated by the United States, spans the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. In 1970, the United States contracted with Pacific Ventures, Inc. for specified modifications of the fish ladder facilities on both the Oregon and Washington…