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· 3/10/1997

Frank Tippett and Judy Rand v. United States of America and Robert Lowe, Dba Best Adventures

Citations

  • 108 F.3d 1194
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 4266
  • 1997 WL 102557

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a failure to warn or otherwise abate the dangers associated with a charging moose is grounded in policy
  • holding that to resolve discretionary-function issue, court “was required to convert the government’s 12(b)(1) motion into a Rule 12(b)(6) motion or a Rule 56 motion for summary judgment”
  • affirming dismissal of negligence claim under the FTCA as barred by the discretionary function exception
  • noting requirement that district court convert 12(b)(1) motion into 12(b)(6) motion and, on appeal, treating motion as one under Rule 56 because matters outside the pleadings were considered

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Judges: Briscoe, Murphy, Van Bebber

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