Rodriguez v. United States

993 F.2d 884 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Enriqueta SUAREZ de RODRIGUEZ and Ignacio Rodriguez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Defendants, and Republic Management, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-56457. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 8, 1993. * Decided May 19, 1993. 1 Before: NOONAN and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 This wrongful death action alleging strict liability and negligence is brought by plaintiffs-appellants Enriqueta Suarez de Rodriguez and Ignacio Rodriguez (the Rodriguezes) for the death of their son, Genaro Rodriguez (Genaro) (age 22), who fell to his death from the kitchen window of his fourth story apartment. The Rodriguezes contend the accident occurred because the apartment's kitchen windowsill was an acute hazard in that it was only 20 inches from the floor and appellee Republic…