Megan E. Chadwick Sturgis E. Chadwick v. United States

86 F.3d 1161 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Megan E. CHADWICK; Sturgis E. Chadwick, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-17089. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 1996. Decided May 30, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 The United States of America appeals a judgment entered in favor of Megan E. Chadwick and Sturgis Chadwick under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346 (b), 2671-80. The United States maintains that (1) the United States was not negligent, (2) plaintiffs were comparatively negligent, and (3) the amount of damages awarded was excessive. This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. ANALYSIS 3 We will not repeat the facts here, which are largely uncontested, because the parties are familiar with them. I. Negligence of the United States 4 We review de novo the…