United States Eighth Circuit

Where an act or omission occurs within the territorial boundaries of both a state and a trial reservation, "the law of the place" for purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act is the law of the state.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2006
• Published 03/02/2006

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry M. Baer, argued, West Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John S. Koppel, argued, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC (Mark B. Stern, Justice Dept., on the brief), for appellee.